We recently experienced a heavy blow when one of our dispatchers, David
Gonzales, was in a serious motorcycle crash while on his way to work.
Our center actually took the 911 calls for his accident and then
discovered when he did not arrive for his schedule shift that the
accident involved him.
At Northwest Central Dispatch you will find many dedicated, caring,
and helpful employees that are always ready and willing to help out the
communities they dispatch for as well as each other. David Gonzales is
most certainly one of these people whom his coworkers would describe as,
“a great person and friend.” He is one of the people you have no
problem turning to if you’re questioning a call you took or in need of
assistance getting a shift covered.
Outside of work, David is also a dedicated family man to his
wife and three daughters who are 17, 15, and 2 years old. He just
recently took time off of work in order to improve on the home they live
in. Another activity that David regular enjoys is being able to go out
for rides on his 2007 Suzuki Boulevard motorcycle. He took frequent
rides out with close friends from work as well as with the motorcycle
group he belongs to and regularly rode his motorcycle into work.
It was on such a night, on August 27th, 2014 at approximately
10:30PM that the Gonzales family were made to face one of their biggest
challenges. A driver of a Ford Expedition struck David’s motorcycle as
he was turning into a restaurant parking lot to pick up an order turned
in front of David and struck him. David was thrown from the motorcycle
and the driver of the Ford took off. Thanks to many witnesses and a
delivery driver from the restaurant, police were able to apprehend the
offender within four hours. David’s family, as well as his extended
family at Northwest Central Dispatch, are incredibly grateful to all the
people who assisted to catch the offender. It was our very own call
center that took the 911 calls for David’s accident. When David did not
arrive for his scheduled shift, the pieces fell into place.
When the news of David’s accident reached his family and those
at Northwest Central Dispatch, there were no other words to describe how
everyone felt except complete devastation. Anyone who knows David knows
what a wonderful and kind hearted person he is. To imagine that he
would be the one to suffer from such an accident and have someone
attempt to relieve themselves of any responsibility by leaving the scene
of the accident instead of providing aid to David is beyond our
comprehension. Despite feeling such a loss, everyone has come together
with an immense amount of love and support for David and his family.
Currently David is still in intensive care at Lutheran General
Hospital. At this time, his wife, Maria Gonzales, asks more than
anything for your prayers and thoughts for David and their family. David
suffers from a cracked vertebrae as well as a head injury, but we are
looking forward to him hopefully making a full recovery. Gifts of a
monetary value are also greatly appreciated as they anticipate many
potential hardships during this recovery. We have set a goal at this
time for $10,000 to cover expenses for the family traveling from their
home to the hospital and to alleviate other expenses while David is out
of work. Checks can be made out to David or Maria Gonzales. Please send
any donations and letters to:
Northwest Central Dispatch
C/O Shasta Green
1975 E Davis St
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
**During
long periods of recovery, I know his family and David would so
appreciate receiving cards and letters to keep them going.** Also, please remember to let these families know you heard about their ordeal via Layers of Hope - Quilting 911, so they know!
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