A 19-year-old UC Merced student, Irvin Aguilar of Palo Alto, California was killed on Sunday. He was a pedestrian in the area of State Route 59 north of Bellevue Road.
Preliminary investigation determined the incident happened when a 59-year-old man from Merced was driving a 1970 Case Tractor southbound on SR59 north of Bellevue Road at approximately 18-20 mph, for unknown reasons at this time, the Aguilar walked into the path of the tractor causing the driver to swerve to the right in attempt to avoid hitting him, but was unable to avoid the collision.
A fundraiser page has been created for Irvin Aguilar funeral expenses. click here