In the wake of a devastating car crash that claimed the lives of six farmworkers from Stockton , the local community is stepping up to support the grieving families through heartfelt fundraisers and acts of kindness.
Among those killed in the Napa crash was 42-year-old Loreto Ricardo Hernandez — a father, friend and provider. His 17-year-old daughter, Jasmin Hernandez, is now helping to organize efforts to honor her father's memory and those of the other victims through community-led fundraising events.
"My dad was a very funny person," Jasmin said. "He would always make the people he was around laugh—his friends, his family."
Jasmin, who is set to graduate high school early, was helping host a fundraiser at her friend April Brado's home, where supporters gathered to sell mini panca