Dad Dies in Head-on Crash, Leaving Behind Fiancée and 2 Kids

“He brought so much love and light into our lives,” wrote the organizer of a GoFundMe raising money for Tyler Alexander Jackson’s funeral expenses

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  • Tyler Alexander Jackson, 29, of San Jose, Calif., was killed on Sept. 14 in a head-on crash with another driver, the California Highway Patrol said
  • Jackson leaves behind a fiancée and two children, according to a GoFundMe
  • The investigation into the crash is ongoing, the CHP said

A 29-year-old man killed in a head-on two-vehicle crash in California was remembered as a devoted father whose family represented his “greatest joy.”

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) stated in a news release shared with PEOPLE that the incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 14, on State Route 59 south of Washington Road in Merced County.

Based on a preliminary investigation, the CHP said that a vehicle driven by Susana Esquivel, 28, of Atwater was traveling southbound on State Route 59 when it inexplicably crossed the broken center line and collided into a vehicle driven by Tyler Alexander Jackson of San Jose, which was traveling northbound…

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