A fraudulent GoFundMe page claiming to raise money for funeral expenses after a tragic crash involving four Concord-Carlisle High School seniors in Florida was taken down Wednesday afternoon, school officials said. The crash, which occurred around 9:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 98 in Walton County on the Gulf Coast, left three students dead and a fourth critically injured, the Globe reported . The group was driving westbound in an SUV when it collided with a tractor-trailer making a U-turn in a paved median, according to the report. The now-removed GoFundMe page was created Tuesday and falsely claimed to raise funds for the funeral of 18-year-old Maisey O’Donnell, Superintendent Dr. Laurie Hunter said in a letter to CCHS families on Wednesday. Officials have identified seniors Jimmy McIntosh and Hannah Wasserman as the two other students killed in the crash, and a fourth student remains in critical condition in Florida. “The page was not posted by the student named as the owner and is not connected to the families in our community,” Hunter said in a letter to CCHS families. “Please do not donate to this page naming coverage for Hannah’s funeral costs as the goal.” The superintendent thanked those who quickly flagged the fake fund-raising page and urged the public to report any “suspicious information” regarding the crash. Wasserman and McIntosh were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, and O’Donnell and a fourth CCHS student were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to authorities. O’Donnell, a champion diver , died Tuesday afternoon, Hunter said. The name of the fourth injured student was not released. In a letter sent to CCHS families Wednesday evening, Hunter said the district is working to provide grief support for students throughout the remainder of school vacation week. In the letter, Hunter shared an outline of online and in-person sessions planned for the remainder of the week, including grief support inside the school’s library. “The days ahead are filled with sadness, unknowns, and next steps as we grieve what is lost and also plan to return to school,” Hunter said. “This community has always had strength in crisis and its care for each other. I sense already that it will be the case again.” Administrators are developing additional resources for students upon their return to school next week, Hunter said.
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