Community response to South Pittsburg crash that killed 4 football players – WDEF

grief counseling, fundraisers for the households

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) – The therapeutic is simply starting within the South Pittsburg neighborhood after 4 younger males died in a crash over the weekend.

All 5 victims within the car had been soccer gamers, between the ages of 16-22.

4 had been killed and the fifth is in important situation.

The neighborhood is coping the very best they will:

— South Pittsburg Excessive will likely be open all through June (7:00-3:00) for grief counseling

— An account has been arrange at Residents Tri-County with 100% of the cash going to relations of the younger males.

— A softball event has been arrange for Saturday to lift cash for the households.

Marion County faculties superintendent, Mark Griffith, advised us on Monday that the county remains to be feeling the ache from the loss they usually simply have to proceed to be there for each other.

“For 49 years of my life, that is what this neighborhood has been all about. Seeing all people come collectively as one neighborhood. There have been folks from the north finish of the county to the central a part of the county, Monteagle. Simply folks from all around the county coming collectively as one.”