Family of a Jarrow crash victim make heartbreaking decision to switch off his life support

The family of Jarrow teenager have made the heartbreaking decision to switch off his life support after he was severely injured in a road traffic collision.

Kurtis Stubbings, from Jarrow, was involved in a crash on Ellison Street on Monday, June 22, when the bike he was riding collided with another vehicle.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5.45am - with Northumbria Police closing the road for much of the morning following the collision.

Heartbreaking decision

The 18-year-old was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries before sadly passing away on Wednesday, June 24, after his family made the heartbreaking decision to switch off his life support.

To ensure that the teenager’s legacy lives on, his mum, Charlotte Wilson, made the selfless decision to donate all of his organs to save the lives of others.

Following the incident, Ashlie Mcshane launched an online fundraiser to help support Kurtis’s mum financially in her time of need.

At the time of writing, the fundraiser has raised more than £10,000 for the teenager’s family and has been widely shared on social media.

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More than £10,000 raised for Kurtis’s family

Ashlie, who is a family friend, has previously told the Shields Gazette why she decided to launch the fundraiser and spoke of her surprise at the amount of money it has raised.

The 36-year-old said: “Charlotte goes out of her way every day working 12 hour shifts caring for the elderly within the community.

“Sometimes she goes out the house at 6am and doesn’t get back in until after 10pm - and she does it all to give her kids the best life.

“We wanted the community to come together and help her by taking away any financial burdens.

“She is going through a traumatic time and we just wanted to try and relief some pressure.

“Having to make the decision to donate Kurtis’s organs to ensure that his legacy lives by saving many lives just shows selfless Charlotte is.

“We weren’t expecting to raise this much money in such a short space of time.

“We are overwhelmed by it all.”

You can view and donate to the fundraiser for Kurtis’s family by visiting: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kurtis-stubbings.