{"id":64190,"date":"2015-06-18T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=64190"},"modified":"2015-06-19T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T17:45:11","slug":"fundraiser-this-friday-for-teen-killed-in-alleged-dui-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/06\/18\/fundraiser-this-friday-for-teen-killed-in-alleged-dui-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraisers set for family of teen killed in alleged DUI crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Daniel<\/a>
Daniel Colato was a fun-loving young man with lots of friends, and he will be missed by many, according to close friend Jacqueline Valladares. (contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 A fundraiser is being held this Friday to help with burial expenses for Daniel Colato<\/strong>, the 18-year-old driver killed in a head-on collision with a suspected drunken driver.<\/p>\n

The fundraiser will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 19, at The Pizza Experience<\/strong>, located at 38045 47th<\/sup> Street East in Palmdale. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of its proceeds to the Colato family when diners present this flyer [get it here<\/em>]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/a>
Daniel Colato died Monday, June 15, when his Honda Accord collided with a Ford F-350 pickup truck on 30th Street East near East Avenue Q in Palmdale. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Daniel Colato died Monday, June 15, when his Honda Accord collided with a Ford F-350 pickup truck on 30th Street East near East Avenue Q in Palmdale. The pickup truck\u2019s driver allegedly crossed into oncoming traffic, causing a head-on collision between the vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol. Daniel\u2019s sister, Kayla Colato<\/strong>, was riding in the passenger seat, and she suffered major injuries in the crash.<\/p>\n

The pickup truck\u2019s driver, Galo Nelson Campana<\/strong>, was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The pickup truck’s driver, 36-year-old Galo Nelson Campana of Palmdale, has been charged with murder and multiple DUI-related felonies in connection with the crash. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Campana was charged\u00a0 Thursday with murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and driving with a .08% blood alcohol content causing injury, according to court records. The criminal complaint alleges that Campana had a blood alcohol concentration that was 0.15 percent or more at the time of the crash that killed Colato.<\/p>\n

Daniel Colato was a fun-loving young man with lots of friends, and he will be missed by many, according to close friend Jacqueline Valladares.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaniel was a very loving boy, he was very respectful and he loved his family very much,\u201d Valladares said. \u201cHe was very close with his sister, Kayla.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friends and family will also hold a car wash fundraiser this Saturday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Camacho Auto Sales<\/strong>, located at 1358 E. Palmdale Boulevard [near 15th<\/sup> Street East], Valladares said. All proceeds from the car wash fundraiser will help cover funeral expenses for Daniel, she added.<\/p>\n

An online memorial fundraiser was also established for those who would like to donate online. To do so, visit: http:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/kayla-colato-colato-family-373854<\/a><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Previous related story<\/span>: Teen killed in head-on crash, suspected drunken driver arrested<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LANCASTER \u2013 A fundraiser is being held this Friday to help with burial expenses for Daniel Colato, the 18-year-old driver killed in a head-on collision with a suspected drunken driver. The fundraiser will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 19, at The Pizza Experience, located at 38045 47th Street East in Palmdale. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":64210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}