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Wife remembers husband killed in Tulare county crash

Monday, December 4, 2023
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- 59-year-old Oscar Martinez-Gomez was killed along Highway 99 and Paige Avenue on the night of November 21.

The California Highway Patrol says Martinez-Gomez was walking in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 when he was hit by three vehicles.
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The drivers involved cooperated with the investigation. His wife tells Action News he was always there for her.

"He was a good man," said Eulalia Riofrio, the victim's wife. "It's still hard to believe that it's happened.''

She says Martinez-Gomez had dementia and would sometimes not be aware of where he was.
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It wasn't the first time he walked off, but she says he always returned home, until this time.

The family has set up a Go Fund Me to help raise money for funeral expenses.
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