JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A GoFundMe set up for the family of a woman and her 3-year-old son had raised about $6,000 by Friday to help the three surviving children after the pair were killed in a fiery crash on I-295, according to the fundraiser and local reports.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash was reported at about 10:35 p.m. Thursday on northbound I-295 near the Pulaski Road exit on the city’s Northside; local accounts placed the wreck near Alta Drive. Troopers said a black Jeep left the roadway, struck a tree and burst into flames while Dusty Reid and her son R.J. were in it. It was unclear what caused the vehicle to veer off the road.
The GoFundMe post asked first for prayers and then for financial support for what the post called “The Reid Boys.” Reid leaves behind three other sons, according to the fundraiser…