A volunteer fire chief who spent his adult life trying to save people from tragedies has now become the center of one.
Greece Police confirm it was Chief Jared Meeker who was driving the Lake Shore Fire Department SUV that struck and killed a 7th grader on Sunday. The accident on Flynn Road killed 13-year-old Dominic Cook.
Police Chief Patrick Phelan says it appears to be simply a tragic accident. He says Cook had a hoodie pulled up over his head against the wind and just ran out in front of the SUV. He says it’s an absolutely horrible situation all the way around.
Cook was a student at the Merton Williams Middle School in Hilton. A GoFundMe page set up by his uncle to help the family with funeral expenses has topped its $15,000 goal.