whitaker died on his way to work, as a emergency technician. coworkers said he will be missed. >> reid was always an incredibly caring, compassionate and devoted human being. >> reporter: eve growl owns royal ambulance. it's here where she says whitaker once worked for two and a half years as an emt and field training officer. >> he was all about helping others and his community, about helping those who needed the help the most. >> reporter: now tonight, while garcia is free on bail, whitaker is being mourned by those who loved him, his friends, and family. reid whitaker's parents do live in the east bay. at their home today, his mother, through a family friend, declined to speak to us about the loss of her son. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2news. >>> it is now believed a gas leak triggered an explosion and fire at a home in heyward this morning. it happened just after 5:00 a.m. on fairview avenue near the lone tree cemetery. flames tore through the home and the natural gas line fueled a fire ball. a man inside the home was thrown across the room by the explosion. he was taken to the hosp

chp says it was prim garcia who crashed into the jeep yesterday on 580 in livermore, killing reid whitaker of livermore. whitt whitaker was on his way to the hospital, where he is an er tech. employees say he will be missed. >> reid was always an incredibly caring, compassionate and devoted human being. >> reporter: eve graham owns royal ambulance. it's here where she says whitt carry worked for two and a half years as an emt and field training officer. >> he was all about helping others, helping his community, helping those who needed the help the most. >> reporter: chp says garcia was arrested for suspicion of felony vehicular manslaughter and felony drunk driving after crashing into whitaker. now tonight, garcia is free on bail while whitaker is being mourned by those who loved him. >> he was about public service and he truly was a hero in the eyes of many. >> reporter: reid whitaker's parents do live in the east bay and at their home today, his mother, through a family friend, declinedded to speak with us about the loss of her son. live in livermore, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2news. >>

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alameda county coroner identified the man who died in that crash yesterday morning as 29-year-old reid whitaker of livermore. another man primo garcia is behind bars accused of driving drunk and causing that crash. he is also from livermore. investigators say the crash on 580 near north livermore avenue happened when garcia smashed into the hummer. whitaker's jeep cherokee which burst into flames caused a chain reaction crash with two other cars. >>> this morning students at a san rafael elementary school are being told just stay home. that car crashed into the side of laurel dell elementary school yesterday hitting some gas and electric meter lines. right now the school is still without electricity and gas service. as a result, all classes are canceled for today so crews can work, and the school says everything will be back to normal by monday morning. two people inside that car suffered minor injuries. >>> a hayward police officer accused of sexually abusing girls at an after school program he coordinated is expected in court today. police say that richard scott mcleod abused the girls before

his name is reid whitaker a 29 year-old resident of livermore. to others were injured in the crash and another is behind bars. it all happened around 10:00 a.m.. police said the man who accused iraq-caused the wreck was drunk. he is identified as 53 year-old primitivo garcia. he was arrested and charged with felony you buy and vehicular manslaughter. friends and family held a vigil for several young men who have gone missing without any explanation in the last few years. dozens attended the vigil at the steps of city hall to remember the six young men who disappeared within the last two years. all of them were men in their 20's and all of them vanished without contacting their families or friends. in october of 2013, paulo netto went missing calling 911. in november of 2013, infor over 60,00013, california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is hold

he has been identified as reid whitaker, an emt at royal ambulance. the company has posted their condolences for whitaker. >>> we are learning more about a man being shot by a sheriff deputy. the deputy shot and killed brandon marshall on tuesday. he is a 14-year veteran with the sheriff's department. deputies responded to 911 calls and a possible suicidal man inside the office they opened fire after the officer hit him with a five-inch metal spike. the suspect remaned combative until becoming restrained. the deputy is on routine leave until the administration is complete. >>> police arrested three people for dealing crack right outside the boys and girls club. and just a thousand feet away from a high school. the the arrests were part of a drug sting operation. the three suspects arrested have been charged with drug trafficking and violating the federal drug-free school zone statute. two days of talking and nothing to show for it. talks will room next wednesday. the two sides are trying to reach an agreement over the costly paid family leave provisio

the coroner identify 2d men who died in yesterday's class as reid whitaker. another man is behind bars accused of driving drunk. investigators say he crashed his vehicle into the jeep which burst into flames. >> the national centers for missing and exemployeded children. a high tech company donated the space in alto. it donated software which is changing how a chile is missing or in trouble. the software lets it search multiple data bases at once. the nonprofit ceo says the crime shows now a reality. >> when i started working, google and facebook, it's not fiction. what they are showing on tv they haven't caught up. that's the truth. >> the center is hoping its new offices will help lead to relationships with other high tech companies developing tools that can reunite family. >> thank you. so nice. making my friday the 13th better. it hasn't been good to this point. why seattle seahawks, colin kaepernick. >>> 5:23 on a friday morning. look at that, a live picture of san jose. crystal clear out there. we're going to have a nice one. warming. heading up into th

the jeep's driver, 29-year-old reid whitaker, died at the scene. >> he was all about helping others.those who needed the help the most. >> whitaker was an emergency room technician at highland hospital in oakland. friends and coworkers call him a compassionate and devoted human being who will truly be missed. >>> president obama signed a disaster declaration for the summer's rim fire in the sierra nevada. the wildfire was the third large nest state history. it started back in august and burned more than 400 square miles after the federal emergency management agency denied the state's request for aid. governor brown asked the president for help. the declaration provides financial relief to tuolumne and mariposa counties. >>> commanders stationed at sfo will receive special training in the ache of the asiana airlines. the new training comes after it was revealed that a 16-year-old girl who survived the plane crash was run over by two fire trucks and killed. sfo he's-based officers will be sent to texas next year for training on responding to crashes. three commanders in charge of the a