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Community Raises Nearly $64K For Family Of Centreville Woman
The Centreville community is coming together to support the family of a woman who died last week by raising nearly $64,000.
CENTREVILLE, VA – The Centreville community is coming together to support the family of a woman who died last week as a result of injuries from an incident in the driveway of her home.
A GoFundMe page has been set up in memory of Jaehee Pak, who died Wednesday, April 15 after Fairfax County Police officers found her unresponsive in her driveway on April 10.
Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Unit preliminarily determined Pak parked in her driveway and stepped out of her SUV, which then rolled forward and pinned her between the garage and the SUV. Foul play is not suspected.
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The GoFundMe, which has raised nearly $64,000 in just three days, was established to help support Pak's family.
Pak worked at the Waples Mill Elementary School as a first grade teacher, according to the fundraising page. The page also included a message from the Hwang/Pak family:
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"We are forever grateful to our friends, brothers and sisters in Christ for the outpouring of love, support and fervent prayers for Jaehee, Jason, Peyton, Allie and our family."
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