Alex Dannett Remembered For Infectious Smile After Fatal Maryland Crash: 'Forever 28'
Alex Dannett had the kind of smile that could light up a room. Now, a Maryland family is facing a future without the 28-year-old they loved so dearly.
Family and friends are preparing to gather in Anne Arundel County on Friday, Oct. 9, for a candlelight vigil honoring Dannett, who died following a car crash. To those who knew him, Alex was much more than another young life lost on the road.
He was a son, grandson, nephew, cousin, and devoted big brother to two younger sisters who face life without him. And to his friends, he was someone whose infectious smile and positive spirit m…
2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family.
"From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved."
At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…
Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies
Allison Rivera made the girls around her better.
On the soccer field, the Northern Virginia student-athlete was the fierce midfielder wearing No. 8. Off it, she was a friend and classmate to students at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg.
Rivera, a member of the Northern Virginia Alliance Under-14 Girls Academy team, died this week, prompting an outpouring of support from the soccer community. For some of Rivera's teammates, the bond stretched back years.
One soccer parent, Jason Moore, said his daughter, London, had shared the field with Rivera for the past seven years.
“Fierce …
NJ Man Airlifted In DWI Lower Twp Crash That Killed One
Zachary Whitmore, a 36-year-old man, was seriously injured in a crash in Lower Township last week that killed another person, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family.
Edward McVey, a 19-year-old Lower Township resident, collied with a vehicle with two occupants, killing a 56-year-old man only identified as Mickey and seriously injuring Whitmore on Route 9 Thursday, Oct. 1, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said.
Whitmore was hospitalized for four days, and had multiple broken bones, severe road rash and other injuries, Ally Junkermeier, who organized the GoFundMe sai…
18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner
An 18-year-old motorcyclist who died after a crash on Route 74 in Cumberland County has been identified, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice.
Chase Dagen, of Boiling Springs, died from multiple traumatic injuries following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 crash, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice.
Now, hundreds of donors are rallying around his parents, Danielle and Jonathan Dagen, and their family.
A GoFundMe launched by Creative Building Concepts has raised $27,960 toward its $40,000 goal from 340 donations as of Monday, Oct. 5.
The fundraiser was created to help Chase's fami…
