Mother Starts GoFundMe Campaign For Baby Who Died In Car Crash

ELMHURST, QUEENS — The mother of a 1-year-old who died after a truck hit her this month is asking for help to bury her daughter.

Fredrique Rowe and her baby Skylar Perkins were walking back to the Landing homeless shelter, where they lived, on March 23 when a Dodge truck hit the baby's stroller. The child was pronounced dead at Elmhurst General Hospital.

Natasha Doll, Rowe's friend, set up a GoFundMe campaign on Saturday to raise $15,00o for Skylar's funeral expenses.

"My daughter was struck and killed by a car while we were on our way to our home. I'm starting this campaign because I need the help of everyone right now to rest my daughter," reads the GoFundMe campaign's page.

"Anything you can donate will be highly appreciated. Thank you."

335 people had donated more than $10,000 to the campaign as of Tuesday afternoon.

The truck driver Ramirez Wallace, 44, was arrested and charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, police said.

Image via GoFundMe campaign