{"id":494333,"date":"2026-10-13T05:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/494333\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:12:10","slug":"california-mother-86-dies-after-rushing-into-traffic-to-save-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/494333\/","title":{"rendered":"California mother, 86, dies after rushing into traffic to save pet"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 86-year-old California mother<\/a> of seven was hit and killed on the street after sprinting into traffic to save her injured dog.<\/p>\n

Mary Wear was helping her injured dog when she was fatally hit by a car driven by a 70-year-old woman in Apple Valley in the Inland Empire.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMeeka was a beloved mother of seven children, grandmother of four, and great-grandmother of nine.\u201d GoFundme<\/p>\n

Prior to her death, Meeka had told her daughter to \u201ccremate me and spread my ashes at the Buc N Doe\u201d when she died. GoFundme<\/p>\n

Wear\u00a0\u2013\u2013\u00a0who was also known as \u201cMeeka\u201d \u2013\u2013\u00a0was struck at around 8:15 p.m. on Waalew Road while attempting to save her pet dog Benji, who had just been hit by another vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeeka was a beloved mother of seven children, grandmother of four, and great-grandmother of nine. She was the heart of her family, a treasured friend to many, and a woman whose warmth, kindness, and love touched the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know her,\u201d a GoFundMe created on her behalf said.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEven at 86 years young, Meeka continued to embrace life with enthusiasm and a wonderful sense of purpose. Most recently, she had been helping her daughter and granddaughter bring a special dream to life through the opening of the Buc N Doe Restaurant in Fawnskin,\u201d the fundraiser continued.<\/p>\n

The GoFundMe has raised over $1,000 of its $1,500 as of Monday evening. GoFundme<\/p>\n

The GoFundMe was created to help create a \u201cbeautiful and lasting\u201d memorial for Meeka and her two sons who died before her. The 86-year-old grandmother had already made arrangements for her own cremation.<\/p>\n

The driver who hit the grandmother remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the incident according to KTLA 5.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEven at 86 years young, Meeka continued to embrace life with enthusiasm and a wonderful sense of purpose.\u201d GoFundme<\/p>\n

Wear\u00a0was struck at around 8:15 p.m. on Waalew Road while attempting to save her pet dog Benji, who had just been hit by another vehicle. Google Maps<\/p>\n

Prior to her death, Meeka had told her daughter to \u201ccremate me and spread my ashes at the Buc N Doe\u201d when she died.<\/p>\n

The GoFundMe has raised over $1,000 of its $1,500 as of Monday evening. <\/p>\n

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