

> By Friday morning, the GoFundMe raised more than $7,300. She said because of it, she’s been able to spend time with her family. In a time like this, it’s good to see a community come together during a time that we are living though right now.”Ĭourtney told CN2 News she is thankful for the support throughout the community and from Lancaster Motor Company. “It’s outrageous the amount of outpour from the community that we’ve gotten. So something like this happens, you don’t expect it, no parents should ever bury their children, so we set up a GoFundMe to help with any expenses,” Evans said. “We all know that regardless of anything right now, times are hard for everybody. He said he and his colleagues knew they had to help their coworker and friend by setting up a GoFundMe.ĪLSO READ: Troopers: 4 high schoolers hurt after chase ends in crash in Hickory driver killed

“Family of a friend is family, so that’s how we all look at it here,” Evans said. Spencer Evans works for Lancaster Motor Company and said Courtney received the tragic news while she was at work. They told CN2 News they were shocked when they heard Courtney lost her daughter, and they knew they had to help. Those who work at the company say she’s a loyal employee who customers look forward to seeing.

PREVIOUS: 14-year-old girl trying to cross highway struck, killed by tractor-trailer, coroner saysĬindy Burns’ mom, Courtney, works as a receptionist at Lancaster Motor Company. Now, one business is working to rally behind the family that has lost so much. Her mom told CN2 News the pair were extremely close. Burns was a student at Buford High School. 28 after she was hit while trying to cross Highway 9 near Potters Road by the Lucky 99 convenience store, which is east of Lancaster. South Carolina troopers said Cindy Leah Burns died on Sept. A mother told CN2 News her 15-year-old daughter, who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer, was a loving, loyal sister with an appetite for life.
