GoFundMe Started After Downers Grove Teen Killed In Crash On Bike

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — A GoFundMe has been started for the family of Evan Melau, the 15-year-old Downers Grove South student who was killed in a crash in Woodridge while riding his bike Friday. According to police, the teen was hit and killed by a car while trying to cross the street in the 1500 block of 75th Street Friday night.

The GoFundMe, started by Melau's former Nomad basketball coach, Mike Crowley, remembers Melau as an avid basketball player. The GoFundMe reads, "There wasn't a player on any other team we ever played that had the heart, competitive nature, and will to win that he had."

At press time, the GoFundMe has raised more than $18,000 from over 400 donors.

Related: Teen On Bike Hit And Killed While Crossing 75th Street

Melau was a student at Downers Grove South High School, who was heading into his sophomore year. In an email to students Saturday, Downers Grove South Principal Ed Schwartz said Melau was an active member of the student body and was involved in football, baseball and basketball at the school.

Schwartz described Melau as "a fantastic young man and a leader with a charismatic charm."

Click the link to donate to the GoFundMe for Evan Melau's family.

Woodridge Police and the DuPage County Metropolitan Emergency-Response and Investigation Team (MERIT) are investigating the crash. Anyone with information about the crash may contact 911 or report a crime tip at crimetips@vil.woodridge.il.us, or 630-960-8998.