Hello, my name is Kayde. A few nights ago on 02/11, an SUV traveling eastbound swerved around a truck sitting at a stop sign. It then blew through the stop sign and crashed into another SUV traveling southbound. The impact sent that other SUV flying into a pedestrian, and into my home and my car, pushing my car through my neighbor's fence. All 3 vehicles are totaled. My mobile home now has structural damage.

I've been unemployed so I've had to stretch every dollar, and cut corners where I could. I only have the basic auto insurance Florida requires, so my policy doesn't cover damage to my car. I also haven't been able to get home insurance for my mobile home since my last company dropped me. I've made a claim against the at-fault driver's car insurance. But in Florida the minimum property damage coverage for auto insurance is $10,000. That money has to be split between 4 people, which means my share isn't enough to even buy another car, let alone fix my home.

I have -$55 in my bank account. My car was my lifeline to get to job interviews. I have food at home, and my bills are paid for the next month, so I thought I was going to be ok until I found a job. Things might've been rough and I'd have to skip a few meals, but with Tums, my car, and a little bit of luck, I'd find a job soon and get back on my feet. But now my only lifeline has been destroyed by someone's recklessness. It honestly would've been better if I'd been hit myself, instead of my car. I already have a permanent knee injury from a bad fall down some stairs 2 years ago. At least then, I wouldn't be without a lifeline.

For anyone who can spare, I'm asking for help so I don't fall through the giant cracks that are now canyon-wide. Even if I can't raise enough to help buy a car, every little bit still helps me get to job interviews. I have a phone appointment with a lawyer in a few days to discuss options for suing, but that process will still take months, and it might still be a bust in the end if the person responsible has no financial assets.

None of this is a lie, nor is it a scam. I've never even been in a car accident before. I've always tried to be a good person and help when I could. I've got multiple forms of proof in the uploaded photos, including crash report info, my insurance info, the email from GoFundMe that says they've concluded their review of my fundraiser and deem it legitimate, and even multiple screenshots from posts I made over a year ago that show I'm not some POS scammer. The world is full of scams, but I hope I've done enough to show that this isn't one.

So if you've made it this far, thank you. I truly do appreciate any help anyone can give, but even if you can't, I'm grateful you still took the time to read my story.