A Sacramento County family is grieving and waiting for answers after their father was killed in a crash earlier this month. Jon DeWitt, Jr, 59, was one of two people killed in the three-vehicle crash on Feb. 4. The crash happened on Elkhorn Boulevard near Andrea Boulevard in North Highlands around 3:30 p.m.DeWitt had been on his way home, driving his wife back from a date at the movies before he was killed, his daughter said. “He still had a lot of life to live and then, just in a second, it was gone,” Desiree Good said Monday. “They were even on a date the day that it happened.”DeWitt’s daughter described her father Monday as hardworking, a provider, and the kind of dad who always showed up.”To me, he was perfect,” Good said.Following the crash, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said preliminary investigation indicated that a Honda driver was traveling eastbound on Elkhorn Boulevard when he made an unsafe lane change for an unknown reason, hitting another eastbound driver of a Nissan. Their two vehicles, officials said, then crossed the median into westbound traffic, hitting DeWitt and his wife, who were in a Ford vehicle. DeWitt died and his wife was badly hurt.The 33-year-old man in the Honda, Cole Schooley, also died in the crash. The Nissan driver suffered minor injuries. Good said her mother is still recovering from her injuries. She shared her mother had prior health challenges and had not worked for several years. DeWitt provided for them both, she said. “She has me and my sister. We’re taking care of her. We’re getting her to her appointments. We’re handling all the paperwork and planning, so she can focus on healing,” she said.The family is raising money through a GoFundMe to help provide for Good’s mother’s care and for the unexpected funeral costs.“She lost her person – You can’t fix that for them,” Good said. “When things like this happen, you don’t get to say goodbye. I don’t know if that makes it better or worse.”Services are scheduled for Tuesday.The cause of the crash remains under investigation. KCRA 3 has reached out to CHP for an update. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
A Sacramento County family is grieving and waiting for answers after their father was killed in a crash earlier this month.
Jon DeWitt, Jr, 59, was one of two people killed in the three-vehicle crash on Feb. 4. The crash happened on Elkhorn Boulevard near Andrea Boulevard in North Highlands around 3:30 p.m.
DeWitt had been on his way home, driving his wife back from a date at the movies before he was killed, his daughter said.
“He still had a lot of life to live and then, just in a second, it was gone,” Desiree Good said Monday. “They were even on a date the day that it happened.”
DeWitt’s daughter described her father Monday as hardworking, a provider, and the kind of dad who always showed up.
“To me, he was perfect,” Good said.
Following the crash, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said preliminary investigation indicated that a Honda driver was traveling eastbound on Elkhorn Boulevard when he made an unsafe lane change for an unknown reason, hitting another eastbound driver of a Nissan.
Their two vehicles, officials said, then crossed the median into westbound traffic, hitting DeWitt and his wife, who were in a Ford vehicle. DeWitt died and his wife was badly hurt.
The 33-year-old man in the Honda, Cole Schooley, also died in the crash. The Nissan driver suffered minor injuries.
Good said her mother is still recovering from her injuries. She shared her mother had prior health challenges and had not worked for several years. DeWitt provided for them both, she said.
“She has me and my sister. We’re taking care of her. We’re getting her to her appointments. We’re handling all the paperwork and planning, so she can focus on healing,” she said.
The family is raising money through a GoFundMe to help provide for Good’s mother’s care and for the unexpected funeral costs.
“She lost her person – You can’t fix that for them,” Good said. “When things like this happen, you don’t get to say goodbye. I don’t know if that makes it better or worse.”
Services are scheduled for Tuesday.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. KCRA 3 has reached out to CHP for an update.
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