Tate and Evie Porter, two siblings aged 9 and 11 respectively were tragically killed after a devastating car crash on the 202 freeway in Arizona on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Two children were killed in a four-vehicle crash along the westbound Loop 202 near McKellips Road in Mesa Wednesday, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The deceased kids were identified as a 9-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl – who family later identified as Tate and Evie Porter.
The crash happened the kids were being driven by their mother in a pickup truck on the freeway. Social media identified her as Dani Hancock Porter.
Her pickup struck a flatbed tow truck on the right shoulder of the freeway in the left rear, causing the right side of the pickup to be torn off.
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety said in their statement: “The force of the impact tore off the right side of the pickup killing a 9-year-old male and 11-year-old female. Both children were in seatbelts. A 6-year-old male suffered minor injuries,”
The mother of the deceased children who was driving, suffered non life-threatening injuries.
The statement added that she will not face criminal charges. Authorities believe she was distracted by the children in the vehicle while she was driving.
A GoFundMe was quickly established to raise money to help the grieving family.
It read: “Tate and Evie, age 9 and 11, were tragically killed on the 202 freeway in Arizona today, October 23, 2024, in a car accident. Their parents and siblings are now not only having to face life without two of their children, but a mound of medical and funeral bills just years after one of their children went through a long course of cancer treatment.”
Seeking a modest $20,000 goal, the fundraiser managed to garner over $120,937 from over 1400 donations.
