Anonymous
By an edhat reader
Last week, on April 28, a three-car accident took place around 10:00 pm in the Bel Air neighborhood. A 19-year-old driver, under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, was traveling 60-70 mph on residential streets with four juveniles and crashed into a parked car.
Two passengers exited the back seat and fled the scene, the driver attempted to put the car in reverse and run, but his car was wrecked. The driver and front-seat passenger were saved by airbags deploying. Police, fire, and ambulance were on the scene, miraculously there were no serious injuries.
Local artist and Palace Grill server, Sheryl Schroeder was the owner of the 4Runner that was totaled. Friends have put together a GoFundMe page for her to help her during this tough time, her brother recently passed away in early April, now this drunk driver totaled her car.
A donation fund can be found here.
I sympathize, but isn’t this what insurance is for?
What about her insurance?
not a person in the photo with a mask…
I’m sorry someone hit her favorite parked car but the rational on the go fund me page is just a bit over the top….just goes to show if you can weave together a compelling story people pull $$ out of their wallet-
If you read the GoFundMe page at all or the story you would see that her friends put together the GoFundMe page in a loving gesture of community support. This woman not only lost her job, but a business she had been trying to open for a decade, then her brother passed away on April 4th, then this drunk driver totaled her car. What a nasty comment about a loving thing her friends and community did! WOW. Many people are suffering in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, some more than others, but you make it sound like a money grab, when that is not what this was at all.
Insurance uses a different method called a Black Book, it is more money than blue book… between that policy and her own she should get money to buy another car. A GoFundMe for this is sort of silly… not being snippy, I’m an insurance agent and don’t see the validity. The loss of job is common right now and unemployment is paying many people more than what they were making while working. I have a close friend who was working at the Palace and they are getting way more than they got working, plus that lovely stimulus payment on top of it! They are spending more on food because they aren’t eating at work BUT are saving it on entertainment so it actually is ending up with them having MORE money than while working.
100% agree. But hey, her gofundme raised over $10k already! Maybe I need one…
This particular person had many many hardships, not just the money. Did you read the story? Lost business, lost job, her brother passed away, then this. You do not know what people’s personal financial or emotional situations are. Her friends started this for her because she really needed help. There was a good response. People who are hating on the fundraiser are just petty. As a community, we should help one another. It’s heartening when we see people come together to help one in need.