Austin Lobato.Photo: GoFundMe
A Colorado community is mourning the loss of a 10-year-old boy who died following a fatal scooter crash on Saturday night.
“As a father in my heart, I’m telling him to fight, ‘You’re going to pull through this,’ and he just didn’t pull through,” Chad told KUSA.
The Arvada Police Department said they responded to the crash on Candelas Parkway shortly before 7:40 p.m. local time.
The 10-year-old died early the following morning.
“The Arvada Police Department Accident team is investigating this crash to determine if any charges are applicable. We do not believe speed or alcohol are factors in this crash,” police said. “Our condolences go out to this child’s family.”
Hours before the crash, Chad said that he and his wife were there for their son’s football game, where he caught a pass and scored a touchdown.
“He was my best friend,” Chad told KUSA. “Every parent’s going to say their kid was the best kid, but man, in this case he was the best kid.”
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Austin was remembered as a “fun, loving, and kind boy” who was the “best big brother.”
The 10-year-old “loved adventure, his family, friends, and backflipping on the trampoline,” according to a message on aGoFundMepage created to help the family with medical and memorial expenses.
“His warm, soft-spoken presence created a calmness amongst his rambunctious friends,” the message continued.
“The support we have received is overwhelming and blows my mind how far reaching it goes,” Chad tells PEOPLE. “It goes a long way to soften the blow of this tragedy.”
Any additional funds raised will go towards creating a scholarship fund in the boy’s name.
As of Wednesday, the GoFundMe has raised over $70,000.
source: people.com
