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Tyler Shivers was killed Wednesday, Sept. 23, when the garbage truck he was driving slammed into the supporting pillars of the bridge over Erath Street in south Fort Worth. A GoFundMe has been established to help cover the 33-year-old\u2019s funeral expenses.<\/p>\n
Family photo courtesy of GoFundMe<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe has been organized to cover funeral expenses<\/a> for the garbage truck driver who was killed Wednesday in a crash on U.S. 287 in south Fort Worth.<\/p>\n \u201cThis loss has come so suddenly, and the family is now facing the painful reality of making urgent funeral arrangements while grieving,\u201d the fundraiser states.<\/p>\n According to police, the garbage truck went off the road and hit several supporting pillars<\/a> of the bridge over Erath Street. The driver, Tyler Shivers, was thrown from the truck and died at the scene. The passenger was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n \u201cTyler was a man everyone loved, and he had a big heart for others,\u201d his family said in the GoFundMe.<\/p>\n Family members identified the truck\u2019s passenger<\/a> as Ruben Saenz, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV reporting.<\/p>\n The GoFundMe for Shivers had raised over $4,300 toward a $5,000 goal by Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n Shivers worked for Waste Management. \u201cWe lost a valued member of the WM family and we are cooperating with police as they investigate,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the employee\u2019s family and the other passenger involved in this accident.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n
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