A 2-year-old girl died in a South Carolina hospital Sunday, becoming the fourth sibling to be killed as a result of a car crash on Friday, according to the coroner's office.
Following the deadly wreck, Ar'mani Jamison was taken to the pediatric intensive care unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, Coroner B. Parks Evans Jr. reported.
In the crash that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, 4-year-old Arnez Yaron Jamison, Jr., 6-year-old Robbiana Evans and 8-year-old Jamire Halley were killed, according to the coroner. The three children, who were all siblings, were pronounced dead on scene.
Robbiana and Jamire were students at Gateway Elementary School in Travelers Rest, the coroner reported.
The 27-year-old man who was driving the car was taken to an area hospital, said Trooper Joe Hovis of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The driver was not wearing a seat belt, highway patrol said. The driver's identity has not been released by police.
The vehicle ran off the road and hit several trees, according to the coroner. The deadly crash remains under investigation by the S.C. Highway Patrol and the Greenville County Coroner's Office.
At least one of the four children was wearing a seat belt, foxcarolina.com reported.
"4 faces ill never see again, yall broke mommy with this yall made me so strong at times," the children's mother, Jackie "Jaz Mire" Brown, posted on Facebook. "Rest Well mommies angels, the worst pain ive ever felt." Her post has received thousands of comments and been shared nearly 3,000 times as of Sunday night.
A GoFundMe has been set up by Brown's co-workers to help her "properly lay her babies to rest." As of Sunday evening, $32,869 of the $50,000 goal had been raised with 1,213 donations.
