The Tarentum community is rallying around a teenage firefighter killed in a head-on collision Sunday night.
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Mikey Zier, 17, and his girlfriend's mother, Beth Ann Bevridge, 43, died at about 10 p.m. Sunday when their Hyundai Sante Fe was struck by a Toyota Corolla on Route 286 in Plum. The 25-year-old man driving the Corolla and Bevridge's 19-year-old daughter survived.
. It was the worst call," said Kevin Rowlands, Zier's uncle. "He was very caring, very loving, he was fun to be around."
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"No one likes to
[ get that call at 1 in the morning ]
Rowlands
[ started a GoFundMe account ]
for Zier's funeral and memorial on Monday night. Within 12 hours, it had raised nearly $2,000.
"So sorry for your loss. The world needs more good young men like him willing to help out. Our thoughts are with you," said one donor.
Zier, a rising senior at Highlands High School, was a junior captain in Summit Hose Company Engine 282.