Teen Thrown From Car In Crash, Fundraiser Started For Hillsborough Family

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A fundraiser was started for Hillsborough teacher Jody Gregory after her life was turned upside down when her 17-year-old daughter was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in Pennsylvania.

The crash happened on June 10 when Lily Snyder was the backseat passenger in the vehicle which rolled several times throwing her from the car, according to a GoFundMe set up for the family by Gregory's friend Teresa Klein.

Snyder was flown to Lehigh Valley Trauma Center where was placed in the intensive care unit on a ventilator in a medically induced coma with a life-threatening head injury.

On July 6, Lily was discharged from the hospital and is now going to a rehab facility where she continues to heal.

The fundraiser was set up to help cover medical expenses and bills as Gregory helps her daughter recover.

Gregory is a single mother of three children, Jake, Lily, and Cole. Sadly her son Cole, affectionately known as Coleybug, tragically passed in 2010 at one year old due to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) similar to SIDS.

She is a teacher in the Hillsborough Public School District and during the summer, works various odd jobs tutoring, and such for additional income to make ends meet.

"Most people think teachers are paid during the summer months; they are not. I want Jody to be able to focus on her daughter and her recovery and not worry about how she is going to pay her bills, including her health insurance, which is critical right now with Lily’s ever-piling medical expenses," wrote Klein.

For more information or to donate visit gofundme.com/f/please-help-jody-help-lily.

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