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‘MY BROTHER WAS EVERYTHING TO ME:’ FARMWORKER REMEMBERS SIBLING KILLED IN
FLORIDA BUS CRASH

By Genevieve Curtis
Published  May 15, 2024 11:07pm EDT
Florida
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HONORING THE VICTIMS OF DEADLY MIGRANT BUS CRASH

FOX 13's Genevieve Curtis speaks with the brother of a man killed in a crash
onboard a bus in Marion County on Tuesday. The driver of a pickup truck involved
in the crash faces DUI manslaughter charges.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dozens of farmworkers remain in the hospital after they were
injured in a deadly bus crash in Marion County on Tuesday.

Eight people died and 38 others were injured when troopers say another driver
caused the bus to veer off State Road 40 and overturn.





The community held a vigil for them on Wednesday in Apopka, honoring the lives
lost with signs of hope and praying for healing for the others.

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Most of the victims' families are hundreds of miles away in Mexico. The Mexican
Consulate had the tough task of calling them to tell them about the deadly
crash.

But some had family here. One man came to work in the U.S. with his brother and
will return home alone after his sibling died.

"It was heartbreaking to see the devastation," said Ana Lamb with LULAC, who
went to help the farmworkers navigate tragedy.

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The men were all staying in a hotel in Gainesville and left for work early
Tuesday morning, heading to go pick watermelons at a nearby farm.

"We only come to work to give our family a better future to bring food home,"
said Jose Juan Ventura Hernandez. We met Jose Juan inside the hotel.

Tuesday was his day off, but his younger brother, 31-year-old Evarado Ventura
Hernandez, was killed in the crash.

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"I am broken, and so is my family," he said. "My mother, my father is going to
be sick."

The brothers are from Oaxaca, Mexico. Jose Juan had the gut-wrenching task of
telling his parents and Evarado's wife that he would not be coming home. Evarado
leaves behind a one-year-old baby girl.

"My brother, he was everything to me. He was my right hand.  My support. We
always supported each other. I lost part of my life when he passed away," said
Evarado. 

Photo Courtesy: Jose Juan Ventura Hernandez

Jose Juan tells me he now feels responsible for taking care of his brother’s
family, too.

He said the others killed were from Hidalgo, Mexico.

"They were new to the company and I don't know them. But I still feel the pain
they feel for their families, because it's a loss that nobody wants. No one," he
said.

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grabbed while walking from school

Ana Lamb with LULAC said all the men killed had children. She explained the
migrants come on a special visa for three months to work on farms and then
return home at the end of the season. She said for many of them, it’s been
difficult to navigate a tragedy in a foreign country.

While they may be temporarily in the U.S., she said their work has a permanent
impact.

"We need to treat them with respect and honor them because the job they do is a
job nobody wants to do," she said.

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Jose Juan said he has felt the support from the community as he prepares to
bring his brother's remains home to his family.

"Thank you to everyone who supports immigrants who stress their lives on the
farms. So we can have a better future and your tables are never empty with fresh
watermelon," he said.

Jose Juan said he and his brother had worked for this company for nine years,
coming back and forth for work.

LULAC said the farmers’ association has started raising money for the families
impacted.

Courtesy: FHP

Troopers arrested the driver of the pickup truck who they say caused the crash,
Bryan Howard. He now faces DUI manslaughter charges.

He admitted to being on prescription drugs for pain and sedation and to smoking
marijuana oil the night before the crash. Troopers tell FOX 13 he failed
numerous field sobriety tests.

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