Two more crash victims identified as Monroe Co. boat club plans fundraiser, vigil for victims

Two injured victims from Saturday's crash at the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township have been revealed as the boat club announced it will host a spaghetti dinner event to raise money for victims of the crash along with a candlelight vigil.

The boat club plans to host a dinner from 1-7 p.m. May 19 at Fireman's Park in Newport, about 5 miles northwest of the boat club, officials said in a post on social media. A candlelight vigil, meanwhile, is planned at 7 p.m. Friday at the club, 6332 Brancheau Road.

"You asked and we listened, we are very overwhelmed/thrilled/excited at the outpouring of support from our community!" said the boat club about the fundraiser, which will also honor first responders. "... We are asking for basket donations,  gift cards, etc to raffle off."

The fundraiser and vigil come amid other fundraising appeals, including two more GoFundMe campaigns to help with funerals, medical expenses and therapy for victims and their families reeling from the crash at the boat club where a birthday party for a 3-year-old was being held.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified the two children killed as siblings Alanah Phillips, 8, and Zayn Phillips, 4. They died at the scene, police said.

Nine others were hospitalized.

Krystal Miller said her 14-year-old son was one of the critically injured children in the crash, describing the incident as "a tragedy that no words can express."

Miller's son "was hit so hard by the car it broke his femur bone at the hip," she said on a GoFundMe page. "He also lost 2 baby cousins in this incident and almost another cousin which is also his best friend..."

In another fundraising page, Diane Medina was attending the birthday gathering with her three granddaughters and was seriously injured, according to Carrie Williams, a GoFundMe campaign organizer who set up the page to help with her care. The granddaughters "by the grace of god they were not seriously injured," Williams added.

Medina "sustained serious injuries which include but (are) not limited to internal bleeding, fractured pelvis in (three) places requiring surgery with another one possible, a broken nose which requires surgery, laceration to her head and large hematoma to her right arm," Williams said.

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Fundraiser organizer Diane Harrington provided an update Tuesday on her sister, Mariah Dodds, and nephew, Jayden Phillips, who underwent surgery Sunday, according to her GoFundMe campaign. Harrington said the mother and son were in "more stable condition."

"Thank you to the funeral homes, cemeteries, churches, and continued donations for the family," Harrington said. "At this time arrangements are on hold until Mariah and Jayden are in a more stable condition for such decisions and planning. May God bless your kindness."

Another GoFundMe page was created for Lia, a recent graduate. She was reportedly listed in critical condition at Beaumont Hospital in Trenton. She was attending her cousin’s birthday party Saturday, the GoFundMe page said.

Three women, ages 66, 62, and 57, suffered minor injuries. A 42-year-old man also sought treatment on his own for minor injuries, the Sheriff's Office said.

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