Fundraiser to help boy (12) burned in horror crash
AN ONLINE fundraising account has been set up to raise “much-needed” funds for the family of a 12-year-old boy who sustained severe burns in a road traffic crash in Co Clare last week.
The boy, named locally as Jason Hogan, from Thomondgate, Limerick, is being treated at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, following the horror crash.
The car, which he and three others were travelling in, struck a barrier and a wall, before it was engulfed in fire, at around midnight last Thursday.
The car left the R464 between Parteen and Longpavement Halting Site, in the townland of Quinspool.
The injured boy’s uncle, Patrick Hogan, from Brown’s Quay, Thomondgate, was killed in the crash along with another man, Jonathan Healy, from Creagh Avenue, Kileely, Limerick.
A fourth man, 20-year-old Adam Carver, is being treated for injuries in University Hospital Limerick.
The ‘Help Jason’s Family’ GoFundMe page stated: “With permission from Jason’s mother Jillian, this GoFundMe page was set up to raise muchneeded funds to help her and her family to be at Jason’s bedside as much as possible.
“Jason was badly injured in a horrific car crash leaving him with severe burns making it necessary to have him in hospital in Dublin away from his home in Limerick. Any donations are appreciated.”
The fundraiser at gofundme. com/f/help-jasons-family has received over €4,000 of its €5,000 target.
Gardaí said they did not believe any other vehicle was involved in the crash.
They have appealed to anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dash-cam footage to contact Mayorstone garda station on 061-456980.