GoFundMe page raises $350K after father dies

Dad of two killed in car-pickup crash last Thursday.

A GoFundMe page for a Forsyth County father of two, who was killed Thursday when a pickup truck T-boned his vehicle, has raised more than $350,000.

Sriram Sundaram, 42, was turning left from Peachtree Parkway onto Callaway Court to go to Cherians Interna- tional Fresh Market when the truck hit him, Forsyth County deputies told Chan- nel 2 Action News.

Channel 2 obtained surveillance video from the grocery store that showed the moments before impact. He died later that day at a local hospital from a head injury sustained in the crash.

The GoFundMe page was set up for his widow and their 7-year-old and 12-yearold daughters, according to the page. His widow, Sarnya Sekar, was also in the vehicle when wreck happened, and she received minor injuries.

The page said Sundaram, who was born in India, was the only member of his family with a work visa, so the family will have to relocate to India because his visa was up for renewal soon. The GoFundMe page was fund raising to help the family move to India, pay for his daughters’ education and for general financial support. The sheriff ’s office told Channel 2 the crash is still under investigation, and it’s unclear if the driver of the pickup truck will face charges. AJC. com has reached out to the sheriff ’s office for more information on the pickup truck’s driver. A visitation was held for Sundarum on Monday, and his remains have been flown to India for his funeral, the news station reported.

An update posted to the GoFundMe page said the page’s fund-raising goal of $300,000 will not be increased, despite the page surpassing its goal.