GoFundMe Set Up For Family Of Westport Man, 20, Killed In Crash

WESTPORT, CT — A GoFundMe campaign set up in honor of Brian Anderson, a 20-year-old Westport man who was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning, has already raised over $50,000. State Police said the accident occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Interstate 95 southbound north of Exit 17 in Westport.

According to the page, Anderson was a passenger in the vehicle who suffered "extreme" injuries and died later that morning. He was the oldest of Westport music teacher Lou Kitchner's three sons.

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"[Kitchner] is a single parent with two surviving sons, and those of us in the community know him as a kind and wonderful teacher who has spent his career helping our children. Now it is time for us to help him," the page reads.

The campaign was created to help Kitchner give his son a "fitting and proper" burial and memorial.

"These expenses are significant, and additional financial stress in this time of tragedy would be a cruel insult added to injury," the page reads. "All the funds will go directly to Mr. K, for him to use as necessary to pay for a final resting place for Brian, and other relevant expenses in this time of need."

As of Monday morning, the page has raised $52,957 toward a $50,000 goal in just one day thanks to donations from over 500 people.

"Due to the overwhelming response so far, we have increased the fundraising goal with the intent that remaining money can help the Kitchener family with other needs during this difficult time, and possibly fund higher education for Brian's brothers in his memory," the page reads. "Please join us in helping make this terrible tragedy just a tiny bit better for the Kitchner family."

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