A GoFundMe page has been created for a 24-year-old West New York native that was killed in a double fatal crash in North Bergen early this morning.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“Luis Fernando Cevallos (24) was a very caring person whose life was cut short due to a tragic car accident on August 4th,” the GoFundMe page description says.
“Even though he left this world so soon, he touched the lives of many friends and family members with his positive attitude, caring heart, and charming charisma. He always made sure that those around him were okay and put their needs before his own.”
He is survived by his mother Laura, his father Charles, his sister Angelica, and his brother Carlos.
The page, which was just created this morning, has already raised $9,235 from 165 donors towards their $12,000 goal to cover funeral and memorial costs.
Additionally, the Memorial High School Alumni Association identified Cevallos as a member of the 2016 class and offered their condolences to his friends, family, and acquaintances.
According to North Bergen police, a speeding 2022 gray Kia Stinger slammed into a tractor trailer on Tonnelle Avenue near the Paterson Plank Road overpass.
The tractor trailer was backing into a business to make a delivery when the Kia went underneath it and the car driver and passenger were both declared dead at 2:26 a.m.
Cevallos was identified as the driver, while a 27-year-old woman from Bergenfield was identified as the passenger. The incident remains under investigation, but drugs and alcohol were not believed to have been involved.
ON BEHALF OF THE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, ONCE AGAIN WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO LUIS’S FAMILY AS WELL AS HIS PASSENGERS FAMILY
He was going 124 mph. He killed his passenger and himself. It is a miracle no one else got hurt.
“Tragic car accident” is an odd way to describe going well over 100mph before being stopped for wreckless driving by the police, then driving 124mph after. The only question what if anything Alexis did to try and stop Luis from driving without regard for laws or human life.
“He always made sure that those around him were okay and put their needs before his own.” He got a w reckless driving ticket for going over 100 fifteen minutes before the crash. He was going 127MPH at the time of the accident. I wouldn’t donate a cent.
amen to that. whoever wrote that message praising the kid for who he was, was insincere to say the least. smdh, he didn’t took his life and someone else. no one should have donated.
He had such a responsible caring heart for other people that he murdered another person without any regard. That’s what I call a filthy pig in my opinion. Good riddance!
Dumb, careless, brainless piece of garbage deserved what he got. It’s a shame he took someone else with him.
That money should have been donated to her family.
can we not sugar coat this. HE MURDERED THE PASSENGER and killer himself it was reckless driving and i hope the go fund me was shut down. unacceptable
Play a dumb game you win dumb prize.
Tragic accidents are unforeseen, unexpected, and usually out of anyone’s control. This young man who the writer claims cared for others, clearly did not care for himself, and much less for his passenger. His irresponsible behavior and choices caused this accident. I hope the passenger’s family sued. Unbelievable the gaul of his family to start or accept a GoFundMe.