More Than $45K Raised For 4-Year-Old Bergen County Boy Killed By Car

OAKLAND, NJ — More than $46,000 was raised as of Monday for a family that was hit by a car in Oakland on Thursday, killing a 4-year-old boy.

On Thursday afternoon, according to officials and reports, a mom was heading home from a pediatrics appointment with her three children when they were struck by a car at an Oakland intersection.

The woman was with her 5- and 4-year-old son and 9-month-old baby girl when she was struck around 3:45 p.m. at East Oak Street and Ramapo Valley Road, said county and local officials.

A woman who said she was a neighbor launched a fundraiser on Saturday for the boy's family. It had raised more than $46,000 by Monday afternoon.

"Hi my name is Denise and I'm raising funds for my neighbor who tragically lost their child in an accident in Oakland this week," she wrote. "The
funds will be used towards medical and funeral expenses. Please help this family as they go through something no parent should ever have to bear. Oakland Strong!"

Neighbors commenting on a Facebook post from the town said they hoped a vigil or another type of memorial could be arranged as well.

"As much as the world is mourning the loss of Malcom Jamal-Warner, Ozzy and now Hulk Hogan," wrote one woman, "I mourn more for this family and child who's life was cut short."

The county prosecutor's office had said that the female driver of the vehicle that hit the family remained on the scene. The crash is being investigated.

More than 600 people had donated to the fundraiser by late Monday. It can be found here.