The family of a 14-year-old Clovis East High School student who died in a car crash on his way to cl
The family of a 14-year-old Clovis East High School student who died in a car crash on his way to class is speaking about the tragedy.Bill Moua was one of seven siblings, raised in a traditional Hmong household in Fresno.“He was very young. He worked so hard in school and worked hard with me around the house,” his father Thao Moua said. Thao said his son missed the bus to school the morning of the accident. So he asked another son, 22-year-old Richard to drive Bill to class. “We have a big loss and now we still worry a lot about Richard,” Moua said. Richard came to a two way stop at Leonard and Shields Avenues just a mile away from the high school. The CHP says Richard stopped at the stop sign but then drove into the path of a Ford Edge going Westbound on Shields. Both drivers survived but Bill Moua died at the scene. His father says Richard is in a lot of pain from the accident physically and emotionally. “Dad how come it’s Bill and not me. He always says that and I say no it was an accident. He still says why Bill and not me because I am the driver I feel like I killed Bill,” Moua said. Now their family is planning Bill’s funeral. A traditional Hmong Service they say will last several days. They have set up a Go Fund Me Account online and are hoping the community will help them raise funds for the service. “He’s so young and his life was cut short. He has a lot of great potential. It’s a great loss for his parents and for me as well,” May Vang, Bills aunt said. -- source link
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