{"id":41197,"date":"2025-11-06T19:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/41197\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:13:19","slug":"food-truck-hosts-fundraiser-for-family-of-8-year-old-boy-killed-in-suspected-dui-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/41197\/","title":{"rendered":"Food truck hosts fundraiser for family of 8-year-old boy killed in suspected DUI crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The food truck, where the deadly crash happened on East California Avenue, will be having a fundraiser for<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/father-and-son-hospitalized-after-hit-by-suspected-dui-driver-on-east-california-avenue-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> 8-year-old Xxavien Hernandez <\/a>on Sunday, November 9th.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/father-and-son-hospitalized-after-hit-by-suspected-dui-driver-on-east-california-avenue-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Son killed, father hospitalized after hit by repeated suspected DUI driver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A man and his eight-year-old son, identified as Xxavien Lee Alvarez Hernandez, were hit by a pickup in the parking lot where a food truck was set up 1400 block of East California Avenue on Monday, November 3.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-year-old boy died at Valley Children\u2019s Hospital in Madera early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/Xxavien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GoFundMe made for Xxavien <\/a>said he and his father were having a meal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762390910_379_18a23d71-deed-4ff0-a855-9519f1527932-Sequence_ECaliAveCrashwKidVO_0001_frame_7047.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>Police said the driver of the Nissan pickup truck,<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/eight-year-old-identified-in-suspected-dui-crash-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-east-california-avenue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> 33-year-old Andres Serna,<\/a> was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested for DUI. A murder charge was added because Serna has two prior DUI convictions.<\/p>\n<p>Serna pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andres Serna pleaded not guilty to several charges, including murder, for a suspected DUI crash that killed an 8-year-old boy. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0755bd28-94da-43e9-aab9-fc633b2306c1-Sequence_MILLS_ANDRESSERNAARRAIGNMENT_0001_frame_642.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andres Serna pleaded not guilty to several charges, including murder, for a suspected DUI crash that killed an 8-year-old boy. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/eight-year-old-identified-in-suspected-dui-crash-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-east-california-avenue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eight-year-old identified in suspected DUI crash, suspect pleads not guilty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mariscos El Cholo, the food truck that was at the scene of the crash, will be having a fundraiser for the family of Xxavien.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQsnbs1kf4J\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post,<\/a> it said it will be on Sunday, November 9 a.m., at the food truck location at 1414 East California Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The post said all proceeds from food sales that day will be donated to support the family of Xxavien Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be a Charity Car Wash at the same location.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CREDIT: Instagram, Mariscos El Cholo{p}{\/p}\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/994600bc-3a2e-4c53-85b5-0d1662cedbe0-Untitled31.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CREDIT: Instagram, Mariscos El Cholo{p}{\/p}<\/p>\n<p>The social media post ended, \u201cThank you to all our friends, family, and customers for your support and solidarity during these difficult times for the Hernandez family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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