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Support Rising For Bergen County Teen Killed In Route 78 Pennsylvania Crash

The community is rallying to support the family of a vibrant 19-year-old from Bergen County, NJ who tragically died in a car accident along Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania earlier this week.

Ciarra Sanchez

Ciarra Sanchez

Photo Credit: GoFundMe photo
Ciarra Sanchez

Ciarra Sanchez

Photo Credit: Facebook/Ciarra Sanchez @ciarra.sanchez (overlay);Instagram/Ciarra Sanchez @ciarra.xx
Ciarra Sanchez

Ciarra Sanchez

Photo Credit: Facebook/Ciarra Sanchez @ciarra.sanchez
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office. 

The Lehigh County Coroner's Office. 

Photo Credit: Facebook/Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center

Ciarra Sanchez was heading east on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete bridge pillar on Monday, Nov. 11, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio.

She was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:38 a.m., with the cause of death listed as multiple blunt force injuries.

In the wake of her sudden passing, Ciarra’s mother’s colleagues at Christ Hospital launched a GoFundMe campaign to help ease the financial burden on the family. As of Friday, Nov. 15, the fundraiser had garnered more than $8,300, as friends, family, and community members joined forces to honor Ciarra’s memory.

Social media has been flooded with tributes from those who loved Ciarra. Friends shared heartfelt messages, with one writing, "May that beautiful soul rest 🕊️ fly high, Cici." 

Another posted, "Forever a princess in my heart." In her last public Facebook post, Ciarra had proudly shared a prompt journal she created and was selling on Amazon, a testament to her creativity and ambition.

Arrangements have not yet been finalized.

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