A man who was in a car that was struck by an alleged drunken driver died on Tuesday. Cesar Rivera, 32, died as a result of his injuries.
The staff at the Jewish Family Service remembered fellow counselor, Cesar Rivera, in a memorial service at work.
M.H. Levine, executive director of the Jewish Family Service, said Rivera helped many clients and touched many lives.
"He was a brilliant young man," said Levine. "He was brilliant with his clients and he brought so much healing to so many people."
Rivera worked with 60 clients a week, most of them children, helping them overcome mental heath issues that stemmed from abuse or other situations.
Levine said he used music to reach his clients and that losing him has not only been tough on his clients, but the entire staff.
"We had a memorial service," said Levine. "It was an hour set aside today for the entire staff to try and heal ourselves and deal with this very devastating and traumatic loss."
Rivera was killed in a crash on Saturday afternoon after an alleged drunk driver ran a red light and slammed into the car he was in. A woman in the car was also hurt.
Levine said Rivera was actually very committed to helping people overcome drug and alcohol addictions.
"I think it's ironic that his life would have been ended in a horrific accident that involved as I understand it, alcohol," said Levine. "And, this is one of the things he took pride in, working with individuals who had issues with both drugs and alcohol."
Lacy Lynd Guerrero has been identified by police as the driver who hit the car Rivera was in on Saturday afternoon.
She is charged with intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault and failure to stop and render aid.
As of Tuesday night, Guerrero was still in custody at the Bexar County Jail.