Pace students raise money for Bronx River Pkwy. crash family
Pictured above are five of the victims of the April 29, 2012, fatal accident on the Bronx River Parkway. They are, from left, Jazlyn Gonzalez, 10, Maria Gonzalez, 45, Marlyn Rosario, 3, Ana Julia Martinez, 81, and Jacob Nunez, 85. Credit: Handout
Students at Pace University in Pleasantville are raising money to help the family of the Bronx River Parkway crash victims.
Jonel Gonzalez, a freshman at Pace, lost his mother, little sister, grandparents and cousins in the horrific crash this weekend.
Police say the SUV his mother was driving clipped a median and careened across three lanes of traffic on Sunday before plunging 60 feet over a guardrail onto the Bronx Zoo grounds. The family was gathering to celebrate Gonzalez's sister's communion.
Last night, Gonzalez's fraternity brothers at Pace held a fundraiser to help with funeral costs. Students are planning another campus fundraiser tomorrow. Even though this is finals week, more than $4,600 have been raised.
The funerals will be held on Friday.
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