Shante Hopkins, 24, Dominique Johnson, 17, and Hopkins' three children, Ja Riah, 2, Ja Nijah, 1, and Tay Shawn, 7 months, killed in car crash with semi truck on I-435 in Kansas City, MO

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Duane Harvey Funeral Home helps families who lost five in I-435 fatal car crash

Enyard and her boss, Duane Harvey, offered to help plan all five funerals. “We can really, really ease the burden. Nothing will erase the pain, but we can ease the burden,” Harvey said.

Anonymous donor offers cemetery plots to family of five fatal crash victims

There are empty plots of land at a cemetery in Kansas City, but the owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is passing the land on to another family in need.

Trucker didn’t slow before hitting stalled car, killing 5, police say

Some grieving family members have asked whether the truck driver was distracted or dozing off at the time of the crash.

Funerals held for 5 killed in I-435 accident

She said the community and total strangers helped relieve some of the family's burden. “There's grief but then there's joy at the same time knowing that they are safe in the arms of Jesus now,” said Enyard.

Crash victim's family files wrongful death suit after fatal I-435 crash

Latonya Willis, the mother of Dominique Johnson, who died in the crash, filed the suit against the semi-driver involved in the crash, Double C Trucking, LLC, the driver’s company, and the family of the driver Johnson was riding with, Shante Hopkins. 
Five Kansas City people, three under the age of 3, died in a car accident on I-435 Saturday evening. Shante Hopkins, 24, Dominique Johnson, 17, and Hopkins three children 2-year-old Ja Riah, 1-year-old Ja Nijah, and 7-month-old Tay Shawn, died in a car crash when Hopkins' car became disabled on I-435 Saturday. Before they could safely exit the vehicle, a tractor trailer crashed into the car at high speed. 
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Shante Hopkins
Dominique Johnson
Ja Riah Hopkins
Ja Nijah Hopkins
Tay Shawn Hopkins
Roadway: 
I-435

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