Immediately after assisting a family of ducks to cross the road, a brave father was struck and murdered by a car.
A Californian man who had just assisted ducklings in crossing the road safely was struck and killed by a car.
Just after 8 o’clock in the evening, a 17-year-old girl struck the man with her car between Stanford Ranch Road and Park Drive, according to KCRA 3.
According to witnesses, the brave father, Casey Rivera, had just moments earlier assisted a family of ducklings in across the street.
While sitting in their family car, the man’s helpless children witnessed the entire crash and were informed that he had passed away at the scene.
The 17-year-old is completely working with authorities as they conduct their investigation, and no arrests have yet been made.
He stepped out of the car and started shooing the ducks, and everyone was applauding him because he was being so nice, said William, 12, who witnessed the entire thing.
“He helped them get up over the curb because all the little baby duckies were having trouble, and then he walked in front of our car,”
Prior to the man’s death, William even took a few pictures of the good deed.
He claimed that just seconds before he was struck, his mother rolled down the window to thank the father for his assistance.
“I didn’t see the automobile hit him directly. The sound and him flying across the intersection are the only things I can recall, the man stated.
Right in front of our car, he had his shoes and one of his socks.
William, who missed school the next day because he was still traumatized, wished that the man’s selflessness would be remembered by others.
“He was arguably the nicest person in the entire neighborhood and the only one to get out of the car and try to help them. It’s unfair,” he continued.
Another witness established a temporary memorial place at the scene, and locals left flowers there.
William honored Rivera by leaving several rubber ducks at the location.
According to PEOPLE, Rivera’s aunt started a GoFundMe and called him the “kindest man.”
His wife, Angel, and their two kids are left behind.
“Family was Casey’s world, and he had just begun working at their kids’ school in an effort to stay even closer to them. According to the newspaper, his aunt posted on the fundraising website, “He liked working at the school as he was able to positively touch other children.
“Casey was the most amazing husband and father,” she continued.
Even his final deed in this world demonstrated his kindness.
