Fundraiser For Bus Driver Involved in Fatal Greenport Accident to Take Place This Weekend

A fundraiser for the bus driver injured in a fatal Greenport accident in September will be held this weekend.

On Sept. 30, Brooklyn resident Jeremiah Grunblatt, 42, was killed after swerving and crashing into the S92 bus, driven by Luis Garnica, 50, of Hampton Bays.

Grunblatt’s wife, Keturah Grunblatt, 39, who was a passenger in the car was treated for non-life threatening injuries and Garnica was hospitalized for a leg injury, police said.

Garnica has been in the hospital and has had numerous surgeries ever since the crash.

On Sunday, a fundraiser will take place at the Deep Water Bar and Grille, located on 47 Front Street in Greenport, starting at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $35 per person and includes a full buffet.

All proceeds go directly to Garnica and family to help his recovery and his family with medical, mortgage and miscellaneous expenses for his four children.

There will be a cash bar, a 50/50 raffle and a Chinese Auction.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Peggy Beach at 516-909-1883 or Irene from Sunrise Bus at 631-477-1283.

Last month, a fundraising campaign was started on GoFundMe by Jayson Siegel in order to raise a total of $30,000 for Garnica and his family.

As of Wednesday, a total of $1,000 has been raised.