13-year-old Platte County boy dies after being struck by a vehicle on 45 Highway
GoFundMe campaign raises more than $13,000
EW Scripps
and last updated 2021-03-16 22:05:39-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A 13-year-old boy died Monday night after being struck by a car Saturday while crossing an intersection in Weston.
The Platte County Sheriff s Office responded shortly after 7 p.m. to the area of 45 Highway near Fifth Street, where Chase Archambault was one of three juveniles crossing 45 Highway when he was hit, according to Major Erik Holland, of the Platte County Sheriff s Office. The other juveniles were uninjured.
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GoFundMe campaign, which had raised more than $13,000 in less than eight hours, was started on Tuesday and funds will be used to advocate and support some type of safe crossing at that intersection and a memorial. Remaining funds will go toward creating a scholarship, according to the campaign.