‘He had a partner to play with’: Parents detail friendship between boys in fatal bike crash - Gainesville Times

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‘He had a partner to play with’: Parents detail friendship between boys in fatal bike crash

Mateo Galvez plays Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at his Shallowford Drive home following attending the funeral for his friend and neighbor Carlos Herrera Espinal, who died from injuries after a bike he and Galvez were riding collided with a truck on Green Hill Circle in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

09172024 BICYCLE 1.jpg — Mateo Galvez plays Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at his Shallowford Drive home following attending the funeral for his friend and neighbor Carlos Herrera Espinal, who died from injuries after a bike he and Galvez were riding collided with a truck on Green Hill Circle in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Maria Romero gave her 7-year-old son Mateo Galvez a watch and a rule: When the clock strikes 8 p.m., it’s time to be in the house.