Jennarae Goodbar was training her dog Cash when he took off running, WTVR reports. The dog ran onto Route 60, and Goodbar followed her dog into traffic. A driver was unable to stop in time, killing both the girl and her dog.
The 12-year-old’s mother says she will be buried with her beloved dog.
“She bought her with her own cash. It was her baby,” Donna Jean Stuples said. A funeral service is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Virginia.
The family created a GoFundMe page to help pay for the funeral costs. “She will always be remembered as a sweet, energetic, dog-loving, hunting-loving little girl,” a note on the GoFundMe page read. “A little girl who touched the lives of many.”
Police are still investigating the crash.
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