Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Long Beach Road Rage Crash Remembered As Family's 'Biggest Cheerleader'
Jose Cesena Sr. was driving a box truck near Cal State Long Beach on Sept. 17, when another driver crashed into him, authorities said.
LONG BEACH, CA — Donors are rallying to help raise funds for a man who was killed in a crash near Cal State Long Beach earlier this month.
Jose Cesana Sr. was driving a box truck near Cal State Long Beach the morning of Sept.17, when the driver of a Tesla rear-ended him, according to police, who said the impact sent the truck into a wall before overturning onto its side.
The driver of the Tesla had been involved in a road rage incident with another car shortly before crashing into the box truck, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The crash left Cesana Sr. dead and two other people inside the box truck critically injured.
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A GoFundMe page has since been set up to help Cesana Sr.'s family pay for funeral expenses.
The 61-year-old was described in the fundraiser as his family's "biggest cheerleader" and a "constant in the chaos of life."
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"Familia, my BEST FRIEND- MY FATHER was involved in a brutal senseless deadly car accident yesterday afternoon and lost his life," one of his sons posted online. "He was my homie, my jefe, mi Apa. Love you Jefe."
As of Monday morning, the fundraiser has raised $9,006 out of its $10,000 goal.
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