Three members of a Cuban family living in Florida died in a traffic accident occurred last Wednesday in Boynton Beach; Only the youngest child survived.
The deceased are Alex Cordoves, 46 years old; his wife Grechy Yanela Almaguer Pérez, 43, from Holguín; and their son Diego, 10 years old.
The only one left alive is Fabio, two years old..
The four of them They were in a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta when they were hit by a speeding 2020 Lexus RX350driven by a 54-year-old woman named Dawn Howard.
According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), county firefighters pronounced Grechy Yanela dead at the scene. The older boy was taken to Delray Medical Center and was pronounced dead there. Alex, who was driving the car, suffered internal decapitation, where the neck is separated from the spinal cord, and is not expected to survive.
He The youngest child suffered a fracture of the right tibia and is admitted to the Delray Beach Medical Center.
For its part, The person responsible for the accident suffered minor injuries and was admitted to the same hospital, under police surveillance..
According to the PBSO report, consulted by CBS12The woman refused to go to the bathroom in her room accompanied by a female officer, tried to avoid her and even hit her on the wrist. She was then restrained and handcuffed to the bed and has been charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer.
Relatives of the deceased opened an account on the digital platform GoFundMe to raise money for funerals.
Arsenio Almaguer, Grechy Yanela’s brother, revealed that the person responsible for the car accident was drunk and hit his family’s car from behind.
“It caused the immediate death of my sister and my nephew. My brother-in-law is brain dead, he is only breathing connected to a machine. This left behind our little Fabio, my two-year-old nephew who survived and is fighting for his life, which will never be the same without his parents,” he said.
“This unfortunate car accident destroyed this family instantly and I would like to give them an honorable goodbye. My sister was a loving and dedicated mother who lived for her family, who is my family even now that they are gone,” she added.
The Campaign aims to raise $15,000At the time of writing, $9,410 has been donated.
“Please help me with any generous amount, or share this post so my family can have a funeral as they deserve,” the campaign creator pleaded.