The widow of a man killed last week in a wrong way, head-on collision on State Route 347 is asking the community for help bringing his remains back to Mexico.

Imelda Ocano, 59, of Hidden Valley, said her husband, Jose de Jesus Montoya Munoz, wished to be laid to rest in his native Guadalajara, Jalisco.

“On Sept. 19, my husband Jesus ‘Chuy’ Montoya tragically passed away in a car accident on SR 347,” Ocano wrote in a $5,000 crowdfunding campaign launched this morning. “We are trying to raise money for funeral costs and to honor his wish to take his remains home to Guadalajara.”

Ocano is a longtime card dealer at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, at John Wayne and Ak-Chin Parkways where the wreck occurred. In 2019, she was honored by the casino for 25 years of service.

Authorities on Tuesday identified Munoz, 55, as the victim of the crash. He was driving southbound in a Ford F-150 when another vehicle traveling the wrong way in the southbound lanes struck him head-on in front of the casino. He died at the scene.

The other driver, identified as 61-year-old Masoumeh Hemati of Glendale, remained hospitalized in critical condition yesterday. The Pinal County Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating whether impairment played a role.

Ocano could not be reached by phone this morning.