A GoFundMe page has been setup for a Port Moody family of an infant boy who was killed in a car crash near Merritt last week.
Police said the incident occurred on Highway 97C just west of Loon Lake Road, when the family’s SUV rolled over, ejecting the couple’s young son. Both parents were wearing seatbelts and the infant was property secured in an appropriate child seat, the RCMP said.
“Baby Tony did not survive,” said Phillip Ogle, the stepfather of the mother of the deceased. “He was in a vegetative state and unfortunately the call was made to cut him off life support.”
He added that the family is struggling to cover the costs of the funeral and are in dire need of financial support.
The GoFundMe page was setup over the weekend and so far has raised $5,000.
“These are tough times for everyone, granted,” the message said. “But even the smallest gift to this young family would be more than they have right now.”
Mounties are still investigating the crash, which occurred at around 11 a.m. on April 25.
The Central Interior Traffic Services (CITS) division and the BC Coroners’ Service have taken control of the investigation, however, police said there is no evidence to suggest any criminal act contributed to the cause of the collision.
Anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police is asked to call CITS in Merritt at 250-378-4262.
