GoFundMe Set Up for Utility Worker Killed in Magnolia, NJ Accident

A young utility worker killed in an accident in Magnolia, New Jersey now has a fundraiser established in his memory.

26-year-old Kyle Sease, of Sicklerville, lost his life May 29th when just before 10 a.m. a driver crashed into a New Jersey American Water Co. work zone on northbound White Horse Pike near Colombo Liquors. Sease suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deadly Accident Involving Utility Workers in Magnolia, NJ

Three other utility workers were also injured in the accident.

Fundraiser Set Up in Memory of Kyle Sease, Utility Worker Killed in Magnolia, NJ

Kyle Sease, a graduate of Sterling High School in Stratford, was a military veteran, husband, and father to two young daughters and a toddler son, all under the age of 7, according to Courier Post. He was reportedly an avid Philadelphia sports fan.

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In an effort to help with funeral expenses and to support his wife and three children, Kyle's co-workers in the Water Workers Local 99 Union (in New Jersey American Water’s South Operations) have established a GoFundMe in an effort to raise $150,000.

So, far more than $102,000 has been donated in honor of a man whose life was cut tragically short and will never get to see his children grow up.

Funeral Services Scheduled for Kyle Sease, Sicklerville, NJ Man Killed in Accident

Kyle Sease will be remembered in a visitation and service Thursday, June 6th beginning at 9 a.m. at Egizi Funeral Home in Washington Township, Gloucester County, NJ. He'll then be laid to rest at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

New Jersey American Water Co. President Mark McDonough offered condolences to Sease's loved ones and recognized the other victims of the accident, saying in a statement, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Kyle’s family and friends, as well as his coworkers who were also injured and his other colleagues in our South Operations in Lawnside".