$31K donated for NJ brothers killed in crash: ‘True gentlemen’
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – Hundreds of people are stepping in to help a family after two young brothers from New Jersey died in a crash.
Joshua Davis, 22, of East Windsor, and Aaron Davis, 23, of Cranbury, were killed in a crash Friday evening in Philadelphia, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Their two 18-year-old brothers were seriously injured in the crash and a puppy in the car also died, police said.
Just a few days later, over 400 people have donated $31,176 to help the brothers’ family with funeral and memorial arrangements and healthcare for the younger brothers, according to a GoFundMe page.
Loved ones described the brothers as reliable community members who were heavily involved in the church.
“Josh and Aaron were true gentlemen—thoughtful, dependable, and deeply loved by all who knew them,” Lawrence Perry wrote on the GoFundMe. “They were pursuing their education and entrepreneurial ventures, coming into their own, and beginning to realize the limitless nature of their potential.”
The brothers' deaths have left the family with an "incomprehensible loss," loved ones said.
"Their parents raised their sons with deep love, discipline, and unwavering faith," Perry wrote.
The brothers were traveling northbound on I-95 when their car somehow went past the guardrail and over the edge of the roadway, flipping multiple times before hitting Castor Avenue below, police said.
The 18-year-olds were not wearing seatbelts, police said. Witnesses told police the brothers’ car may have been racing with another car before the crash.