Brought to you by WBIW News and Network Indiana
Last updated on Monday, September 3, 2018
(CORTLAND) - A woman helping raise money for relatives of four southern Indiana teenagers killed while pushing a stalled SUV says scammers are trying to capitalize on the tragedy.
Lisa Crowe is on a committee raising money for the families of the teens, who died Aug. 25 when a vehicle struck them and four other teens while pushing the SUV to a birthday party in the rural community of Cortland, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Indianapolis.
Crowe tells WDRB-TV some of the teens' relatives alerted her that people posing as the teens' relatives have started online fundraisers to raise money for their relatives, but are no way related to the teens.
She says she's stunned someone would try to capitalize financially by exploiting families who've lost "the most important thing in their lives."
1340 AM WBIW welcomes comments and suggestions by calling 812.277.1340 during normal business hours or by email at comments@wbiw.com
© Ad-Venture Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.