Benefit accounts set up to assist families involved in accident near Eldridge, ND – Jamestown Sun

JAMESTOWN – Donation accounts have been set up on GoFundMe to help the families involved in an accident about 7 miles east of Jamestown on Monday, July 15.

Two young boys died when an SUV left Interstate 94 and rolled into a swamp at Exit 248. The 1997 Chevrolet Suburban ended up on its side in the water after Stachia Lawson, 30, of Cleveland, North Dakota, lost control when a tractor-trailer passed her, according to a news release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Family members identified the children killed in the crash as brothers Kamari Lawson, 10, and Logan Lawson, 7, WDAY reported. Their bodies were found underwater about 25 feet from where the SUV they were riding in landed. Water in the swamp was 9 feet deep due to recent rains.

There were seven children in the car between the ages of 5 and 11. Four children, aged 5, 6, 9 and 11, were taken to hospital with minor injuries, patrol police said.

When rescuers arrived, Lawson and five children were just out of the water or coming out, WDAY reported.

To help the families, visit bit.ly/467T3U6 and bit.ly/3zHnoNc.

Additionally, the Gussner Elementary PTO announced that the staff at Gussner Elementary School in Jamestown has decided to donate directly to Eddy Funeral Home to help cover funeral expenses. Donations will be collected at the Jamestown Public Schools main office at 207 2nd Ave. SE. All donations will go directly to Eddy Funeral Home in Lawson/Smith’s name.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland posted on social media that anyone can help with funeral and medical expenses by donating to their charity fund and naming it “Stachia Lawson Family.” Proceeds will go to the families or funeral home.

Checks should be made payable to the Cleveland Seventh-day Adventist Church. Donations can be mailed to the Cleveland Seventh-day Adventist Church, PO Box 77, Cleveland ND, 58424 or made through https://adventistgiving.org/.

Masaki Ova joined The Jamestown Sun as a reporter in August 2021. He grew up on a farm near Pingree, ND. He studied communications at the University of Jamestown, ND