RIALTO RECORD
Vol 17, NO. 45
July 25, 2019
Tw o y e a r s a f t e r f a t a l c a r a c c i d e n t , A pa r i c io Fam il y s ti l l s e e ks a n swe r s , c l o s ur e By Rodolfo Ortega
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uly 14, 2017 the Aparicio Family would be altered forever - Sofia and her two sons, Jose Jr. and Moises, received the devastating news that her husband Jose Aparicio, while on his way home from work, was killed on impact by a semi-truck that struck the driver’s side of Jose’s 1999 grey Chevy Silverado truck at the intersection of Baseline and Eucalyptus in Rialto near their home. Shortly after the collision occurred Evangaline, Sofia’s sister, happened to drive by the same intersection and recognized Jose’s vehicle; she drove directly to Jose’s house where his two sons were and brought them to the scene of the accident. Jose Jr., just 17 at the time, wouldn’t let anyone near Jose’s truck and was the only one to witness his father’s lifeless body.
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Jose Jr. called his mother, who
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Closure, cont. on next pg.
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Sofia Aparicio and her two sons Moises, left, and Jose Jr. held a press conference two years to the day their husband and father, Jose Aparicio, was killed in a car accident not far from their home in Rialto. They are beseeching the Rialto and neighboring communities to come forward with any information that might help solve this hit-and-run case so they may finally get some peace and closure to the tragedy that has forever altered their lives.
Rialto City Council appr oves Fris bie Par k e xpan sion By Manny B. Sandoval
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n July 9, in a 5-0, Rialto City Council approved the expansion of Frisbie
The park, located at 598 E. Easton St., will be expanding by adding restrooms to the grounds. “On May 9, 2017, the City Council made several decisions governing the Frisbie Park Expansion project. First, Council approved the Master Plan for Frisbie Park, which identified, in concept, the amenities that the park is to provide to the Rialto community. Second, Council approved the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for phase II final engineering, landscape design, and project management services for the Frisbie Park expansion project,” said Sean Grayson, acting Public Works Director. Expansion, cont. on next pg.
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Rialto City Council approves the expansion of Frisbie Park, which includes restrooms and underground sewage.