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Meet Kris Hartung
Kris is a 39 year old truck driver
Kris died in a horrible crash last week while working
He is leaving behind his wife and four children, ages 17, 11, 6 and 18 months
One of the children is disabled and requires 24/7 care, leaving the mother unable to work
Kris brought in the family’s only income and had no life insurance
The community is asking for any donations you can provide to the family to help them through this unstable/tragic time
My promise-
Whichever imgurian donates the most to the family will get my TWO TICKETS TO SEE THIRD EYE BLIND AND DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL in Nebraska. And yes, I pinky promise this OP will deliver! I just saw them in Philly and they were amazing
If you're interested in the donation link please private message me
Kris’s obituary - http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/southjerseytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=175112840&fhid=27037
Let's come together as a community and help this family in need!
EstherMeserve1
OP knows
dEXm64
A man with 4 kids, 1 severely disabled, & the sole income earner...had no life insurance? That is irresponsible. Tragic but irresponsible.
votingisnexttogodliness
'A man with four kids' was already enough
dEXm64
I agree. The rest just enforces it.
comeflywithme
This is tragic but ffs why do people not have life insurance? Especially the bread winners of single income families??
ShamnusMcfee
Because you have to pay for it. Insurance isn't free.
PhunPhact
I hate to be that person, but life insurance policies are incredibly cheap. You can get a decent policy for under $20 month in the U.S.
tinyhandstinyfeet
Some ppl from low income areas are not educated enough to even know this is a thing let alone a thing they cannot afford to go w/out
GiantRobotsRule
Some people have a hard time getting it due to health. I know some1 t1 diabetic, takes good care of herself, but that disease is autoreject
GiantRobotsRule
For every policy she applied for.
jab30
If she's in the U.S. here, that's not supposed to be an issue anymore.
GiantRobotsRule
That's health insurance, not life insurance.
Expiredroses
Can't afford it? One person working with 4 kids, I bet they didn't have much money.
comeflywithme
I hear you. But if you have 4 kids and are a sole provider you need a plan. I could never put my family in this position.
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comeflywithme
It is just common sense. But thanks.
quitjerkingoff
My heart goes out to his family, 10 years ago my father died on the job while driving truck, I'll never forget answering the door that night
genericusername20
Mother can apply for Medicaid for the child, and the child can receive nursing services to cover the 24/7 care. Source: I'm a homecare nurse
SEXYWHALE4LIFE
I was going to say the whole family should be eligible for Medicaid
beforeyouslipintounconsciousness
I'm an insurance agent who specializes in government aid. In order to get Medicaid, they'd have to spend most of their assests first (1/2)
spaceystacey
And emergency food stamps and SSI death benefits. This is why we pay taxes.... to take care of our community members in need.
genericusername20
Exactly!! Please tell me your name is Stacey, because Stacey is my name too!
SavageHonesty
Does your mom also have it going on?
genericusername20
At times she does! Other times, she's just chillin'
6afraidof7789
Thanks my colleague knows the family (her daughter is best friends w one of their kids) so I'll make sure she passes that along to the mom
GuaranteedToBlowYourMind
Medicaid worker here. The disabled child should be getting SSI if s/he's not already. That allows full Medicaid & in home services. 1/2
GuaranteedToBlowYourMind
In addition, each child should get survivor's benefits, but the mom will have to apply w/ SSA. Medicaid for all if no income/assets
Zombieshark
Can I pay you to not give me those tickets?
WoahShocksMyBrain
Can I pay you to buy out the entire venue so nobody will have to go to that show?
CryMoreDieMore
The DC logo is just AC/DCs logo without the a and c
nutterbutter22
Why you gotta hate on 3eb?
Zombieshark
Well, they're not as terrible as Dashboard Confessional, so they've got that going for them.
MyDickStaysHardInGraveyards
What the fuck is wrong with the US?
HarvesterZERO
I wish you would step up to frontpage, my friend. Cut ties, to user-sub, that you've been posting in...
HarvesterZERO
And if you don't want me to comment, again, I would understannnnnnnnnd.
wessyfbaby
Can you put the posssst awayyyyy
whatspaulplayingtoday
An angry commenter, a bit too insane! Icing over a secret pain. You know you don't beloooong.
Soolie
Never the first to comment, you're way too proud
jinky74
People need to quit having so many kids
HeyEverybodyImPeterPantsless
Starting with your parents.
comeflywithme
Now that's just bullying. I can't speak for jinky but I assumed it was a matter of living beyond means.
jinky74
Ah fuck em. But yeah, it's about money
comeflywithme
Or be responsible and be insured.
spacerocks
Deciding to have 4 kids is fine until you fall asleep at the wheel and veer off the road...
sorple
Children ages 17, 11, 6 and 18 months, huh? Must have been a hectic couple of years for the lady of the house. The second labour alone...
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spacerocks
Downvoted for carbon emissions.
NOINOON
Beat me to it fair and square. +1.
6afraidof7789
Other donations needed: http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2015/06/donations_will_aid_glassboro_family_of_truck_drive.html
onedimensionalman
Or better, campaign for a national health service that sees healthcare as a right for all it's citizens.
rainbowunicornsocks
Isn't there some sort of funding/insurance in place just for things like this?
zeeboo
sorry your dad died for shitty bands or whatever the fuck i just read
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
No. Let's not. I'm just gonna swipe right and save money, time and trouble
6afraidof7789
I can't put the link in the description but if you're interested I'll send it your way
DontBeSuchAnOrc
I'm going to that show!
Ineedjesusinmylifebutwhatever
Could I get the link, please?
6afraidof7789
Sure thing, check your messages
WeAreTheNSA
Dashboard Confessional is still a thing? I thought they just had that one song back in the day...
TheSara
VINDICATED I AM SELFISH I AM WRONG I AM RIGHT I SWEAR IM RIGHT SWEAR I KNEW IT ALL ALONG
RealMuscleGamer
you can post the link here though.
BRDistheword
I'd likebto see the link as well. Also, are you from NE or just a die hard Third Eye/Dashboard fan?
6afraidof7789
there weren't any refunds allowed and I don't know anybody out there so I figured this might be a nice way to give them to somebody
6afraidof7789
Sure thing its in your messages :) i was ordering the tickets and was half paying attention and must've clicked on the wrong date :p
ohwowIfinallyjoined
Job postings for drivers are emailed to all employees. Postings advertise medical, dental, life insurance, etc. +$26/hr
Euphio
Why would you not get life insurance with all those children?? That makes no sense.
Jenselina
is taht benedict cumberbatch
Howtogrowwood
As a fellow truck driver i would donate if i wasnt in some hardships at the moment. Im sorry for the loss
pmMEurSOBstories
This sounds like a job for... a workman's comp lawsuit!!!
d0gma
The guy drove himself off the road, hit a pole and flipped the truck. Good luck.
PiratedVhsTapes
This seems pretty sketchy
SexDrugsBirdsandRocknRoll
Sketchy.
bobnliv
It did happen, and it is very sad. It made local news, local meaning Philly. I live in the same town as his family.
procrastinating
This actually happened right in my back yard and there are several local charities trying to help the family. They haven't gotten much yet
SexDrugsBirdsandRocknRoll
That's really sad, but this isn't the place for that stuff.
bobnliv
People post stuff like this all the time... it's good that someone is making an attempt at helping.
SexDrugsBirdsandRocknRoll
I know they do, and it may be real this time, but it opens the door for people to be scamming on a large scale.
TheColossalTitan
oh shit
6afraidof7789
I kept trying to put the gofundme link in but imgur won't allow you to post links from that site in case it's spam, which is understandable
NeckDeepInAHorse
What are you raising money to do? Humans can't just live off of the money Imgurians donate, money I'm afraid won't help in this situation.
comeflywithme
Not with that attitude
PattiMichelle
But, two sports-stadiums FULL of people die EVERY YEAR in the US from car crashes. EVERY YEAR. Why make a deal of this particular one?
justlivinthedream
Shit. Don't just throw that out there without telling us which stadiums. Is it the Big House? I know its the Big House. F'ing Michigan.
rainbowunicornsocks
I laughed.
CakeIsLegit
Saw third eye blind at summer fest last night. Best of luck op.
ParkerGayan
Great concert.
Melyeter
Why did he make so many kids with a job so dangerous?...
spacerocks
It's as safe a job as any.
votingisnexttogodliness
Patently untrue
spacerocks
Not really.. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/08/22/americas-10-deadliest-jobs-2/
Melyeter
Just slightly more dangerous
spacerocks
Not really.. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/08/22/americas-10-deadliest-jobs-2/
Melyeter
Still this should be a moral rule: Dont have more than 2 kids unless they are failures, then you can have another try
theunchosenflener
You guys confuse the ever loving shit out of me. A family with kids needs a bit of help. Majority of you tell OP to eat dicks. 1/2
rainbowunicornsocks
If it makes you feel any better I don't give a shit about either sob story. So there's that.
theunchosenflener
2/2 But an ex drug addict can come on here with a sob story and people give 'em 20 bucks each?
votingisnexttogodliness
A person doing drugs is a lot less harmless than people fucking like rabbits
theunchosenflener
I get that theyre an ex addict and recovering. But they still knew better. Much like this guy.
jab30
That's the difference. I don't think he'll be recovering anytime soon..
crumpocalypse
This is going to sounds shitty, but, what self respecting adult doesn't have life insurance when they are the sole provider for their family
wowohmygodwow
The same adults who don't bother to get health insurance so then the one time something serious happens they need hand outs to cover it
crumpocalypse
Seriously if insurance is not provided by the company you currently work for just got get some for yourself. It is not expensive!
CaptainMinnette
It is when you're living hand to mouth. And sometimes can't even have food on the table.
sufkutsafari
Uhm.. Then maybe you shouldn't go around and keep making babies?
LightKado
I completely agree, but a lot of things beat out logic.
sufkutsafari
Like getting yourself killed without life insurance.. Would hate to be guys wife right now tbh.
coin199
When you're living paycheck to paycheck its kind of hard to set aside anything
crumpocalypse
My husband and I have lived in a world with no saving for years when I was forced not to work after a mental breakdown. We still had (1/2)
crumpocalypse
Had $28/month for our life insurance. God, if we had kids would would move heaven&earth to make sure insurance to take care of them
PhunPhact
Not sure why you were down voted. Life insurance is cheaper than a water bill in the U.S.
crumpocalypse
I get my opinion is unpopular but really if u have dependants YOU NEED INSURANCE! What if both parents were to have died? Kids would be fukd
CaptainMinnette
It is when you're living hand to mouth. And sometimes can't even have food on the table.
crumpocalypse
Also, don't get me wrong my heart goes out to that family... It breaks my heart. I am just static it's crazy series ppl don't have imsurance
ohwowIfinallyjoined
I work for U.S. FOODS, full time employees receive life insurance
Abendschein
Also, is it for all employees,or the employees in your department?
emjei
Found "Our Drivers Average $.50 per Mile Major medical, dental, hospitalization, and life insurance.. ..after 1 year of service"
tellemurius
Not with obamacare.
emjei
That doesn't apply if the driver is considered an independent contractor, which is probably the case here if they make them wait the year.
shanyoncanyon
Did he work for a trucking company and was just hauling us fiidstuff? Does it work that way?
Nellybear
Typically for truck drivers the life insurance is the same amount as what their average salary is
FluffyCockroach
The trailer is US Foods, doesn't mean the trucker's employer was US Foods. Trucking companies are paid to haul trailers that aren't theirs.
ohwowIfinallyjoined
US FOODS trailers are only used for deliveries to customers.
Canyouteachmehowtodougie
Not to mention if this happened while he was working he would get a hefty workers' comp settlement.
Abendschein
Does US FOODS employ their own drivers, or do they contract a separate company for transporting their units?
ohwowIfinallyjoined
They have their own drivers to make deliveries in U.S. FOOD trucks. Separate companies bring in goods with their own trucks
LunaIsFluffy102
Needs more up votes for visibility.
Imgonnatipyouwell
They have their own drivers. I'm a food buyer.
mimblewimble
Maybe he was still part time?
foxholenorman
I'm not sure there's such thing as a part time truck driver lol
Imgonnatipyouwell
There is.
BurntMomWarfare
And support a family on his own? HA maybe in another country, NOT America.
Ihmhi
Yeah but part time TRUCK DRIVER. You can *start* at like $18/hour or something crazy.
BurntMomWarfare
So? I had trouble supporting just me and my daughter working two full time jobs paying $10. Even if I ate at work and begged friends 1/2
BurntMomWarfare
begged friends to baby sit for free. I was barely making enough for rent, bills, food for my daughter. Not to mention the added strain 2/3
BurntMomWarfare
of things like doctors bills, clothing, books, toilet paper for godsakes I took the old rolls from work for months
thiscannotpossiblygowrong
Where did you live? He lived in Nebraska where it's fairly cheap. But a major city like New York or Chicago has higher cost of living.
SirForeverAloneEsquireLe1stAndOnly
I'm curious to know where you live too because my bro and I make $10 per hour and give my mom $200 each week and we still survive.
UmamiMama
Life insurance is not allot, and when you have kids, look into it and a living will. Why do people not invest in things to protect them?
chickNlittle
First thing I did when my oldest was born. 500k life insurance policy, living will.
DoNotKnowJack
Especially with four kids
UmamiMama
Exactly!
Natsumori
Not to mention if they died on the job, the company has to take care of the family. Usually pays a % of wages until he would have retired.
catscatsyeahcats
My dad drives a semi for a grocery store, but a different company is his employer. May be the same thing here.
iz10
Do you receive life insurance with all costsý covered by US Foods? Or must you enroll and then pay a monthly premium?
ohwowIfinallyjoined
100% salary once enrolled. Must pay weekly for anything additional.
6afraidof7789
I was going off of what info I'd been given, but if he does have it I'm really glad to hear it
ChuckleBud
You want me to fly to other side of the world for a concert AND U DONT EVEN HAVE UR FACTS STRAIGHT? I accept..
HeyEverybodyImPeterPantsless
Do you work part time as a Nigerian Prince?
congratufuckinglations
Edit, then!
weliveinaspaceshipdear
If you have insurance through a company, you typically have to die in a certain way to get paid.
auttyk
Well he died working, so wouldn't he get it?
MordinSolustheScienceVolus
If he was under any sort of influence or off on his logbook, he won't see a cent. (truck driving school.)
Natsumori
If he died while working, he's probably getting paid double or more.
weliveinaspaceshipdear
I'm guessing it depends on whether or not he's at fault. Either way, the coverage is probably very small and will take a long time to pay.
TW6173
unless the insurance company / cops / Dept. of Transportation believe it was not an accident at all. They might be hosed then.
quietrage
Still a very, very sweet thing for you to do. Life insurance will go fast especially with a disabled little one. Ignore the skeptics. xoxo
slurmlover
How much though? I have life insurance included at my job but it's only for $5000. You have to pay a premium to receive a higher award.
tellemurius
Only 5k? O_o Damn that's low. My work provides me with 15k if I kick the can. Enough to burn my ass and donate to my local school.
Astraithious
How is it so low in America? My work is like 100k if I die at work and up 500k if it's the companies fault, I am union maybe that helps
slurmlover
It's not low everywhere. We just don't have a set amount of benefits so that individuals can tailor what works best for them.
Astraithious
makes sense, do you pay for it?
basedpizza
Varies by company. I work in an office for $32k + commission and my company provides $50k in life insurance for free.
Astraithious
that seems quite good for an office job
tellemurius
I work at an office in a low hazard environment if that helps assuming you are a trade worker.
Astraithious
care industry with violent clients so i suppose thats why