A GoFundMe page has raised more than $15,000 for two Forsyth County girls and a man who were struck by an alleged DUI driver while waiting at a bus stop.
Flashing lights and the bus’ stop sign were activated Friday when Christopher Ray Frachiseur, 19, tried to pass the bus on the right, Forsyth County deputies said. He allegedly jumped the curb and struck the 6- and 9-year-old sisters and their mother’s boyfriend, 43-year-old Jose Arturo Corejo-Nunez.
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Credit: Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
Credit: Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
The girls are expected to be released from the hospital sometime this week, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Since the incident happened, a Haw Creek Elementary School classmate of the 9-year-old girl wanted to do something to help. His mother, Kyla McDonough, told Channel 2, she set up the GoFundMe page and mobilized the neighborhood to donate. The goal is to raise $20,000 by the end of the week.
"I really think getting $20,000 by the end of the week is feasible. If it goes higher that would be great," McDonough said. "I know she's a very, very sweet, smart girl."
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Frachiseur was granted a $75,000 bond Saturday, Channel 2 reported. However, he can not be released from the Forsyth County jail because he is on probation for marijuana possession.
Frachiseur faces three felony counts of serious injury by vehicle, driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving, failure to stop for a school bus loading or unloading, driving too fast for conditions and failure to exercise due care while operating a motor vehicle.
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