Taylor Swift donates $50,000 to mom left with collapsed lung, ruptured organs after saving teens from highway crash
Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to a Rhode Island mother who suffered severe injuries while saving teenagers from a car crash. The donation has provided significant financial relief for the family as the mother recovers from multiple surgeries.
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High-profile charitable acts by celebrities can provide life-changing support for individuals facing catastrophic medical expenses and recovery challenges.
Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to help a Rhode Island mother who was left seriously injured in a car accident last month, NBC News has confirmed. Ashley Taunton, a married mother of three, was driving on I-95 in Hopkinton during a torrential rainstorm on July 18 when she saw a car in front of her hydroplane off the road. She pulled over and ran to help the teenagers inside the crashed vehicle, her husband, Joe Taunton, told NBC affiliate WJAR of Providence. As she was helping them, another vehicle hydroplaned and barreled toward them, he said. “In a split-second act of pure bravery, Ashley pushed the other person out of harm’s way, taking the brunt of the impact herself,” according to an online fundraiser to support her medical bills.
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