HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with funeral expenses for a 24-year-old Holland Township man who died in a crash on Sunday, November 19.
Rafael Alvarez died at the scene of the crash that occured at 136th Avenue and Liberty. There were no witnesses to the crash, but a caller to the Sheriff’s Office had heard it and called Ottawa County Dispatch. Alvarez’s 2005 Chevy Malibu was northbound on 136th Avenue when it left the roadway on the west side of the road. The vehicle then struck a mailbox, utility pole and a tree.
His front seat passenger 19-year-old Lorena Silva-Poblano of Wyoming who was wearing a seatbelt was seriously injured and remains at Spectrum Butterworth in staple condition.
Family members have set up the GoFundMe page that is looking to raise $5,000 for funeral expenses.
