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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – On Wednesday morning, Parjodh Singh stood connected Bullard Avenue with his cousins, staring solemnly astatine the sidewalk. This is wherever his son, 13-year-old Agamjodh Singh Cheema, was killed little than 24 hours earlier.
“Sometimes I deliberation it's conscionable a dream. Somebody aftermath maine up,” Singh pleaded.
Shortly earlier 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Agamjodh was riding his motorcycle connected Bullard and Armstrong avenues.
This would person been forbidden by Singh and his wife, who ne'er let their children thrust their bikes alone. However, this time, Agamjodh near without permission.
Police accidental helium was riding without a helmet erstwhile a car hit and killed him. The operator cooperated with officers and was not arrested.
Singh says helium was successful L.A. for concern and had spoken with his lad connected the telephone little than 30 minutes earlier it happened. The adjacent telephone helium got was from his woman describing the clang scene.
“She sees that helium is connected the road, and they person a cloth connected apical of him,” Singh said.
Singh described the concern without a teardrop successful his eye. He says his household is falling apart, truthful helium feels the work to enactment beardown and mourn internally.
He past reminisced connected each of Agamjodh's unfulfilled dreams.
“He was a talented young man, and helium wanted to beryllium successful the NBA,” Singh said.
He says Agamjodh got straight-As, played shot and hoops and was benignant to everyone helium met. He says anyone would beryllium fortunate to person a lad similar him.
“He was a hellhole of an athlete, hellhole of a person and hellhole of a student,” Singh said.
This is not the archetypal calamity of its benignant connected Bullard Avenue successful caller years. In 2021, Clovis doc Sidney Carpenter, besides known arsenic ‘the dancing man,’ was killed portion crossing the street.
Now, a imperishable seat sits adjacent the clang tract successful his honor.
Tragedies similar these injure much than conscionable the victims. Agamjodh was 1 of 3 sons, leaving down his six-year-old member and his twin.
Singh says there’s nary enslaved similar that betwixt twins.
“I person to conscionable enactment him to mentally heal from this trauma,” Singh said.
Singh says the roadworthy to healing volition beryllium long, and helium prays nary 1 other experiences his level of pain.
He says helium and his woman were ever careful, ne'er allowing their kids to thrust their bikes unsocial oregon without helmets. Now, this argumentation has go adjacent much important to him.
He urges different parents to “Keep them close. Neighborhood biking is fine. Take them to a way if you person to. I, personally, going forward, would not fto my sons spell acold from the vicinity for a bicycle ride.”
The household acceptable up a GoFundMe to assistance wage for ceremonial expenses and is holding a candlelight vigil astatine 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
