Harford Businesses Help Family Of Boy Killed In Bel Air Crash

BEL AIR, MD — A number businesses in Harford County are pitching in to help the family of 7-year-old Tripp Johnson, who died in a 12-vehicle crash in Bel Air Monday. His mother, Megan Fulleylove, was seriously injured in the accident and remains hospitalized.

Tripp was a second-grade student at William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School in Abingdon. He was one of two victims killed in a fiery crash on Ring Factory Road.

A handful of restaurants are donating a portion of their proceeds to help ease the grieving family's financial burden. Those holding fundraisers on Thursday include:

• Black Eyed Suzie's — 119 S Main St., Bel Air
  • 20 percent
• MaGerks Pub & Grill — 120 S Bond St., Bel Air
  • 20 percent
• Flavor Cupcakery — 118 North Tollgate Rd., Bel Air; 10253 York Rd., Cockeysville
  • 20 percent
• 510 Johnny's — 510 Marketplace Dr., Bel Air
  • 20 percent
• Uptown Cheapskate — 5 Bel Air S Parkway, Bel Air
  • 15 percent
• Caprichos Books — Armory Marketplace, 37 N Main St., Bel Air
  • 15 percent until 6 p.m. (on Thursday)
  • 15 percent from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (on Friday)

"It is with heavy hearts, but also with thanks for such an amazing and strong community, that Flavor is joining other local businesses to host a FUNDRAISER for Tripp Johnson's family. What a special, sweet boy and loving family," Flavor Cupcakery wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

"Our Cockeysville Manager's son was a good friend to Tripp and football teammate, so we'll be decorating our cupcakes with special team colors tomorrow in honor of #56," the business added.

On March 18, Bonefish Grill in Harford Mall will be donating 25 percent of its proceeds to Tripp's family

"Bonefish Grill is committed to community involvement," Erin Barr-Watson, proprietor of the Bel Air location, told Patch. "We strongly believe in giving back to the people who support us. The family is in our thoughts and prayers."

In addition to getting help from area businesses, Tripp's family has set up a GoFundMe page to cover funeral costs, medical bills, and other related expenses.

Around 7 a.m. on Monday, a tractor-trailer rig carrying cargo for ShopRite grocery stores failed to slow or stop and crashed into multiple cars, according to Maryland State Police. The tractor-trailer came to a stop at Ring Factory Road and caught fire, along with two other vehicles that were pinned under the truck.

At the time of the crash, Tripp was in a car with his mother, Megan Fulleylove, according to the GoFundMe page. Fulleylove was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where she is in stable — yet critical — condition.

Tripp is survived by his parents, Megan Fulleylove and Travis Johnson.

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