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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n“I want to hug him… and a kiss like he would give me,” said Bobbie Gama, his aunt. “This just doesn’t seem fair.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Described by his aunt as a hardworking and caring person, Bobbie Gama said her nephew loves his family deeply, including his four little sisters. Already working full-time in construction work, she said he is also a student at Hillsborough Community College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m hoping our community can pull together and help, as well,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an update Monday morning, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says Guillermo Gama is expected to survive. His injuries vary, including a brain bleed, a ruptured kidney and a bruised lung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I can’t speak enough about the power of a community coming together to support and pray for the victims, families, and first responders involved in this heart-wrenching crash,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. “We are hopeful about this young man’s recovery and remain committed to not only the investigation but the healing of all those impacted.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Guillermo Gama’s family is holding on to hope, Bobbie Gama said she’s also feeling pain for the Hernandez family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There’s my nephew and they don’t have theirs,” Bobbie Gama said. “Even though they’re not my family, I don’t carry their blood, I don’t really know them, but my heart hurts so bad for them because I’m a mother.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some neighbors, including Bobbie Gama, have expressed the need for more safety measures like a guard crossing. As of now, only a stop sign exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another deadly crash involving a train and truck took place in the same area in February 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the railroad crossing on U.S. 92 and Jim Leffler Circle is on a private road, no other safety measures are required, according to rail safety expert and conductor Michael Callanan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bobbie Gama said she hopes anyone can help with her nephew’s recovery, but above all, even just a prayer would help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Just even a couple of words. That’s it. That’s all. I’d be more appreciative of that than anything,” Bobbie Gama said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n