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Fundraiser For Family In Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Mom, Grandma Fundraiser For Family In Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Mom, Grandma
Fundraiser For Family In Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Mom, Grandma A GoFundme campaign has been launched on behalf of a family that lost members of three generations over the Memorial Day weekend. Ordina Castro De La Cruz, 47, Mayelin Brito-Castro, 32, and her 4-year-old daughter Kiara Hernandez died when their minivan was struck by another vehicle in Sheldon, N.Y., May 26. Six other people, who all belonged to the same Perth Amboy family, were hurt in the crash, which occurred as they were traveling to Niagra Falls over the Memorial Day weekend. Police said the family’s minivan was hit by a drunk driver who ran a stop sign. Among those injured were fou…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy
Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been started on behalf of the family.  A Perth Amboy man told NBC 4 his daughter was fatally injured along with two other family members when a suspected drunk driver ran a stop sign in upstate New York early Sunday and crashed into the side of their SUV.  Robinson Hernandez told the station that Kiara Hernandez, 4, was killed alongside the girl’s mother and grandmother in Sheldon, N.Y., near Buffalo. The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed that the family is believed to be “from the Perth Amboy area” but added that the nature of the r…

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by Paul Milo
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3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash 3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash
3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash Three members of a New Jersey family headed on vacation to Niagara Falls were killed when an alleged drunk driver hit their SUV Sunday morning, authorities said. Richard Sawicki, 20, apparently blew a stop sign and hit the family's car around 6:40 a.m. in Sheldon, N.Y., Wyoming County Sheriff Greg Rudolph said. ** UPDATE: The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the family is believed to be “from the Perth Amboy area” but added that the nature of the relationships among the victims was still being determined Monday afternoon. ** Two women who were ejected were pro…

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by Cecilia Levine