A two-vehicle crash in Wisconsin sent a car veering out of the road and into a sidewalk, leaving a 4-year-old girl on a walk with her family dead.
The Sheboygan Police Department says the incident occurred after a van and pickup truck collided at an intersection in Sheboygan on Wednesday afternoon.
“As a result of the crash, an involved vehicle left the roadway and struck a group of pedestrians,“explained the police in a news update, sharing that the toddler “sustained a fatal injury and tragically lost her life.”
The toddler’s three family members had to be “transported to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries,” police added.
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AGoFundMe campaigncreated a day after the incident identified the deceased child as Cordelia Kuether.
“Yesterday evening my nephew, Devon Kuether, lost his 4-year old daughter, Cordelia, in a tragic, unforeseen and unfortunate accident in Sheboygan last night,” penned Krista Jones in the campaign’s description. “Cordelia, her mother Ezra, and her younger sister Lily were simply out for a walk in a quiet neighborhood in town enjoying the recent nice weather when tragedy hit them out of nowhere.”
“Our family is still waiting on facts and details,” shared Jones. “However, I individually can only imagine the grief and remorse [of] all parties involved and their families must be feeling during this time. Hate and anger is an understandable emotion during this time, given the circumstances, but acting out with hate and anger will not return Cordelia nor be helpful in the grief healing process.”
The campaign has accumulated over $37,000 as of posting time, surpassing its $15,000 goal.
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Jones expressed in an update on Monday that funds raised from the campaign will go towards Cordelia’s funeral expenses and that “the majority of any remaining funds will be utilized for ongoing medical and mental health expenses for Devon, Ezra, and Cordelia’s sister as a result of the accident.”
“After that, any legal fees and to help them get through these upcoming weeks and months. Should any funds remain after these expenses are completed, they will be placed into an Educational fund for Cordelia’s sister in honor of Cordelia,” she shared.
source: people.com
