Southington Fundraising Campaign Raising Money For Crash Victim's Family

SOUTHINGTON, CT — An online fundraising campaign has been set up by the aunt of the young Southington man killed Sunday in a car accident on Main Street.

According to Stephanie Cosenza, sister of 18-year-old Joshua Chevalier's mother, Karen Chevalier, the GoFundMe campaign is raising funds to help the family with Joshua Chevaliaer's funeral expenses.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the campaign had raised $12,430 toward a $15,000 goal.

Joshua Chevalier was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Sunday morning, Dec. 4, after his vehicle crashed into a wooded area off Main Street in Southington.

According to Cosenza, Karen Chevalier raised her three sons alone after their father, Glenn Chevalier, died in 2009.

Cosenza said the 18-year-old's father "was a spectacular father and spouse."

According to Cosenza, life hasn't been easy for the Chevalier family.

"I have witnessed Karen do all she could to give these boys the best lives, many times sacrificing for herself and I am so incredibly proud of her," Cosenza said of Chevalier's mother.

According to Cosenza, Joshua Chevalier's death was only four days before his 19th birthday.

"My sister and my nephews have been through too much," she said. "I imagine this is the most challenging thing for a single mother of three to do and I want to help her in any way I know."

To donate to the GoFundMe campaign for Joshua Chevalier's family, click on this link.

From Dec. 5: '18-Year-Old Male Killed In Southington Crash'