After a car crash on I-75 took the lives of four young people and left an 16-year-old in critical condition, the local community banded together to help the affected family.
A GoFundMe campaign was started earlier this week to help the affected family pay for the victims’ funerals. GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform.
The driver, 18-year-old Edwin Jenri Garcia Ramos, was pronounced dead at the scene along with two 19-year-old men, Luis and Yony Garcia. Another passenger, Karla Tol Martin, 21, died at a local hospital.
The last passenger, 16-year-old Jefry Garcia, is still in the hospital being treated for his serious injuries.
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“These four individuals who are named below were very hard working and dedicated individuals who did not deserve this,” Jossie Macedo, a co-worker of the victims, wrote on the GoFundMe page.
The GoFundMe has received 115 donations ― totaling at $12,100 as of Sept. 19. More than $8,520 has been raised in the last two days.