Jacob Lewis GoFundMe raises more than $100,000 as Taylor Swift fan is killed in hit-and-run
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On Saturday, April 22, Jacob Lewis was hit and killed by a thought smashed driver while getting back from Taylor Quick’s ‘The Periods Visit’ show at NRG Arena with his sister.
The twenty-year-old was allegedly hit while remaining close to the backside of his vehicle, which had slowed down in the center of the expressway returning from the Taylor Quick show in Houston. Jacob Lewis’ sister, who was with him at that point, supported minor wounds however her brother was articulated dead at the scene.
Directly following the episode, a GoFundMe page sent off in the interest of the young fellow has raised more than $100,000, outperforming the underlying objective of $75,000. The cash raised will supposedly go towards taking care of Jacob Lewis’ burial service costs.
Jacob Lewis, the survivor of a quick in and out, was purportedly returning from the Taylor Quick show with his sister early Saturday morning when they encountered vehicle inconveniences.
Lewis purportedly got out to push the slowed down vehicle from behind when he was quickly struck and killed by a thought savored driver a Volkswagen Bug.
Lewis’ dad, Steve, said that the driver, distinguished as 34-year-old Alan Bryant Hayes, escaped his vehicle and assisted the casualty’s sister with getting him free from the vehicle prior to running away from the area.
Alan Bryant Hayes was captured after a tow transporter close to the scene followed the suspect, who was arrested by the Houston Police Division on Caroline Road.
The Pledge drive portrayed Taylor Quick fan Jacob Lewis as a computer game fan, who had equipped for the Pokémon big showdown multiple times. Lewis’ mom, Karyn and father, Steve, told ABC News that their child was as of late acknowledged to Sam Houston State College to seek after melodic theater.
They said he adored execution workmanship and acted in secondary school plays which sent off his vocation in acting in proficient auditorium stages. Lewis was an alum of Taylor Secondary School in Katy. Steve Lewis said:
“I trust that every individual who realized Jacob was moved by him and he was a decent piece of their lives.”
In an explanation on Facebook, Lewis’ dad, Steve, composed that his kid child’s final venture was to save his sister’s life by pushing her to somewhere safe and secure when he was struck by the alcoholic driver.
Siblings who attended the @taylorswift13 concert at @nrgpark Friday night ran into car trouble on the way home. A suspected drunk driver hit and killed 20 y/o Jacob Lewis as he was trying to push their car off the shoulder of Hwy 59. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/I93maV8s3l
— Briana Conner (@BrianaReports) April 23, 2023
“Jacob will be recognized as a cherishing and unwavering young fellow who was faithful to his loved ones. His final venture was to push his sister to somewhere safe on a dull road. It is absolutely impossible to depict the extent of this misfortune and the vacancy left in our souls.”
According to ABC News, Lewis’ family intends to make a grant store in Katy Free School Locale in their child’s name for other melodic theater fans to understand their fantasies.
In the mean time, the suspect Hayes, who is in care on a $90,000 bond, was accused of inability to pause and deliver help, yet different charges likewise are conceivable.
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