Fund established for victims of Feb. 3 bridge accident

From a news release:

A fund has been established for the victims of the Feb. 3 Spring River / I-44 bridge accident at Community Bank and Trust. The purpose of the fund is to assist the survivors and the families of those who died with expenses.


Contributions will be accepted at any of the fourteen area Community Bank and Trust locations.

Contributions may also be mailed to:

Spring River I-44 Tragedy Fund
c/o Community Bank and Trust
P.O. Box 400
Neosho, Mo. 64850


Julio Garcia, Samuel Hernandez, Fransisca Cosagua, Mario Romero, Eli Feliberto, Douglas Monzon, Leonor Alcano and Irma Garcia were all on their way to work at a Miami, Okla. mushroom farm when the SUV they were traveling in plunged over 60 feet into Spring River.

Douglas Monzon, Leonor Alcano and Irma Garcia wrere killed in the accident.