Victim in southeast Fresno suspected DUI crash saved baby in 2019

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- We're learning more about a man injured in a southeast Fresno crash.

The 23-year-old victim is the same person who saved a baby in Madera Ranchos.
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Action News interviewed Aurelio Fuentes in February of 2019.

He's the good Samaritan who spotted a newborn lying in the middle of a street.

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Fuentes rescued the child from passing cars and called police.



Tuesday night, he suffered major injuries in a crash near Cedar and Florence.

He was leaving his work shift at Amazon when the accident happened.
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A suspected DUI driver slammed into his car.

Family members say Fuentes suffered severe head injuries.

They're asking the community for financial help to pay for treatment and have started a GoFundMe.
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