Community Mourns Family Of 5 Killed In Crash; Services Scheduled

DEARBORN, MI — The community is mourning the loss of an entire family of five killed in a fiery crash while traveling over the weekend. The Northville family was struck and killed by a wrong-way driver in Kentucky, who was likely under the influence, reports say.

Attorney and real estate agent Issam Abbas, 42, his wife Dr. Rima Abbas, 38 and their three children: Ali, 14, Isabella, 13, and Giselle, 7, were identified by the Fayette County Coroner, who said they were returning to Michigan from a trip to Florida when they were killed.

The driver of the pickup truck who struck the family was also killed in the crash, and identified as Joey Lee Bailey, 41, of Georgetown, Kentucky.

Toxicology results were pending Sunday afternoon, according the the Free Press.

Services Scheduled

The family was honored in a condolences service at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on Sunday night, and the mosque announced services for the family scheduled throughout the week on Facebook.

A visitation is set for Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the mosque, services will be Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon and the burial is scheduled to immediately follow at the Islamic Memorial Gardens on Ann Arbor Trail in Westland.

A prayer service will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at at the mosque, and commemoration services will be Sunday at 4 p.m.

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