SHEFFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (WOIO) – Local UAW 2192 of Lorain County Job and Family Services is raising money for the family of 18-year-old Lucille Hopkins.
Hopkins and 17-year-old Paige Williams died last Friday in a car accident.
According to the Lorain Police, the car hit two utility poles before leaving the road and entering Lake Erie at Beaver Park Marina.
Police say an 18-year-old boy was in the back seat of that car and was somehow able to get out.
Gina Jones with UAW says she was with Hopkins’ father hours before he found out his daughter had died. She told 19 News they were on the picket line.
“He called me two hours later, and when I answered the phone, I knew something terrible had happened,” said Jones.
The union quickly put a meal fundraiser together to help cover funeral expenses. Within the first hour, they sold out of pork dinners.
“Tyler, I know, is the type of person that would do anything for everybody,” said Jones. “If the roles were reversed, he wouldn’t think twice about doing this for someone else”.
Over in Vermillion, an Italian restaurant, Salvatore’s, where Paige Williams worked, has organized a GoFundMe campaign to support her family after she was killed in the crash.
On Sunday, Studio 828 will be holding another fundraiser for the Hopkins family.
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Members at the fundraiser told 19 News that Lucille “Lucy” Hopkins Celebration of Life will be on March 14th. The service will start at 5 p.m. at Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, located at 6075 Middle Ridge Road.
19 News reached out to the Lorain Police for an update on their investigation, but has not heard back.
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