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Family Mourns Following Fatal Motorcycle Crash; GoFundMe Page Started
The donation site has received more than $18,000 in contributions in less than 24 hours for the Wantagh family.
WANTAGH, NY — A Wantagh family is grieving after a weekend crash led to the death of 49-year-old Michael Bozzo.
Bozzo was driving a motorcycle on Sunday afternoon when he slammed into a pickup truck on Wantagh Avenue, police said.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help Bozzo's family.
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"Our hearts are broken and his children have lost their role model," the person, Julianna Niedermyer, wrote on the page.
The description also said Bozzo's death leaves a void as he was a "friend and beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and son."
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Since the GoFundMe page started on Monday, more than $18,000 in contributions were made.
In lieu of flowers, they seek donations for Bozzo's wife and children to move forward in their future.
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