Calif. 'Hero' Dad Dies After Pushing Family Away from an Out-of-Control Car in Texas: ‘He Saved Us All'

Mar. 15, 2025

Adam Bouvet.Photo:Adam Bouvet/Facebook

Adam Bouvet/Facebook

A California man has died after he pushed his family out of the way of an out-of-control car that struck him while he was visiting Texas.

Brad Neet, Bouvet’s longtime friend, said the couple was walking down the street with Adam’s two daughters and grandson when a car jumped a curb and barreled toward the family, according toCBS affiliate KCALandABC affiliate KABC.

Adam pushed his family out of the way “so the car wouldn’t hit them,” Neet said, adding that the dad “took the brunt of the impact” from the car.

“I do believe he took the hit to save us all,” Tracy wrote in her Facebook post on Sunday, Oct. 27. “He is my hero. The love of my life, my best friend, the best husband.”

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Adam was hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, according to KCAL andCW affiliate KTLA. He underwent emergency surgery and spent three days in the intensive care unit before he died on Monday, Oct. 28.

“He leaves a hole not only in my heart, but he leaves a huge hole in the community for what he did do during his time here," said Neet, per KABC.

Adam Bouvet.GoFundMe

GoFundMe

Adam spent 17 years as a co-owner of The Mill, a popular restaurant in Murrieta, according to KTLA.

The restauranttemporarily closedafter the crash, and two former employees have designed some special“#LiveLikeAdam” merchandiseto help support the restaurateur’s family. Several otherlocal businesseshelped raise money for the Bouvets, as well.

Additionally, more than $145,000 has been raised through aGoFundMe campaign. Erik McLeod, who organized the online fundraiser, described Adam and Tracy as “the two most generous and gracious people I’ve ever known.”

Tracy “is lost for words with appreciation for the support she has received,” according to McLeod. Both she and Adam’s daughter Sydney sustained minor injuries from the collision.

“I believe he saved us all,” Tracy wrote on her Facebook page.

source: people.com