Fundraisers set for man who died in fall at hotel

A car wash will be held Sunday in northeast Las Vegas to raise funds for funeral expenses for a father of two who died last week in a work-related fall outside Trump International.

Jonathan Garcia, 27, fell Wednesday afternoon while washing exterior windows of the hotel, Las Vegas police have said. He died at University Medical Center of blunt force injuries, and his death was ruled an accident Friday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

The two-day car wash, organized by Garcia’s friends, began Saturday morning at a parking lot of a Jack in the Box, 2104 Las Vegas Blvd. North, near East Lake Mead Boulevard. Garcia’s friends will again be washing cars in the parking lot starting at 8 a.m. Sunday. All donations will go toward his funeral costs, according to a flyer circulating on social media.

A GoFundMe campaign also has been created by a friend, Samantha Stichter. Those funds, too, will assist with funeral expenses and go toward his daughters, ages 2 and 6, according to the campaign.

“He worked hard every day to take care of his family,” Stichter said. “He was a kind and hardworking man who cared deeply for his family and friends.”

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the deadly fall.

Las Vegas police said that Rodriguez Gonzalez was speeding west on Craig Road when his 2014 Ducati 1199 hit the back of a Caterpillar 420F2 backhoe traveling north on Al Carrison Street through the intersection.

Rodriguez Gonzalez was thrown from the bike after the impact, police said. His death was the 130th traffic fatality investigated by Las Vegas police this year.