JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL. (THECOUNT) — A Facebook Fundraiser has been started for young Brandon Linderman, who was identified as the 11-year-old boy killed in a Sunday ATV crash in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Linderman was operating an ATV on the 4000 block of Sicard Hollow Road in Leeds, when he was involved in a wreck on Sunday.
Linderman was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of injuries suffered in the crash.
Leeds Elementary School, where the boy was a student, released the following statement:
“Our LCS family has suffered a great tragedy with the loss of a precious student this weekend. Brandon was an amazing kid who always had a smile on his face and kindness in his heart.”
Further information surrounding the crash were not provided. It is being investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office.
If you would like to help out the family with a donation please visit Facebook here. At last look, the fundraiser had reached over $5,000 of its $8,000 goal.
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Geo quick facts: Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, located in the central portion of the state. As of the 2010 census, its population was 658,466. Its county seat is Birmingham, the most populous city in the state – Wikipedia.
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