While walking to school, a 17-year-old girl was struck by a pickup truck and killed.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Lilly Warren, a senior at Springville High School in Utah, was hit early on Tuesday morning.
Warren “was resuscitated at the scene” but “suffered several injuries, including a severe traumatic brain injury,” according to a GoFundMe page created to gather money to assist with medical expenditures.
She was taken to a local hospital where, according to the Tribune, she passed away the next day.
“The light of our life, Lilly Warren, passed away peacefully at Utah Valley Hospital surrounded by her family after succumbing to her injuries from the tragic accident on Canyon Road in Springville, Utah,” reads an update on the GoFundMe page.
“We are so grateful to all of the witnesses, first responders, bystanders, and Utah Valley Hospital staff who rendered lifesaving care to Lilly and helped her to survive one more day so that we could all be gathered around her and let her know how much she is loved before she passed,” the post continues.
According to KSL-TV, the incident happened on Tuesday while Warren was crossing S. Canyon Road a few blocks from her school. The pickup truck driver reportedly stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.
No charges have been brought, and the collision is still being investigated.
The GoFundMe organizer said in a statement that “her accident has impacted her younger brothers and so many of her family, friends, classmates, and every person that Lilly met and made immediate friends with.”
“We had an amazing day with some reassuring hand squeezes that let us all know that Lilly could hear us,” said the organizer, who added that her loved ones’ “hearts go out to the driver and his family who are also grieving at this time.”
“Lilly will live on through organ donation,” they added, “and will bless the lives of other families who have waited for their own miracle.”
