A couple and their teenage daughter who reportedly left Staten Island to begin a new life in Pennsylvania were tragically killed in a horrific crash with a box truck last week in the Keystone State, according to a report by SI Live.
Darrell Robinson, his wife Alexis Robinson, and their daughter, Tahlia Robinson, all died from injuries they suffered in a violent two-vehicle collision on Route 33 North in Bushkill Township of Northampton County. The accident occurred on March 24, shortly before 1:30 a.m., after the Robinsons' Toyota RAV4 was struck from behind by a box truck.
According to authorities, the family, who resided in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, all died because of multiple blunt-force injuries, with their deaths all ruled accidental. Older son Isaiah Jenkins was the only member of the family who survived the crash, according to relative Tatiyana Holliday.
GoFundMe page organized for the Robinson family
Holliday has organized a GoFundMe page to help the family pay for the Robinsons' funeral costs. Holliday wrote that she is fundraising for her little cousin, who has lost his family in the blink of an eye. She added that her cousin, a young man soon to start college, lost his mother, father, and younger sister to a fatal car accident.
According to information that Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek provided to LehighValleyLive.com, 39-year-old Alexis was behind the wheel of the SUV while her 42-year-old husband was occupying the front passenger seat. Their 16-year-old daughter Tahlia was in the back passenger side of the 2017 Toyota RAV4.
Authorities said a 32-year-old man from Oak Ridge, New Jersey, was the driver of the other vehicle that figured in the crash. The New Jersey native, who drove a 2007 Freightliner M21, remained at the scene following the collision.
According to Holliday's message on the GoFundMe page, Alexis was about to graduate from college this spring to become a medical professional. Holliday said in an interview that Alexis was a mom to everyone she came in contact with and that she is so intelligent.
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Robinson family to be buried on April 9
Holliday also paid tribute to Darrell in the fundraiser, saying he was a loving father with a great sense of humor who worked hard to provide for his family. Holliday also had great words for Tahlia on the GoFundMe page, writing she was "a beautiful young lady who aspired to follow in her mother's footsteps to work in the medical field to make a difference."
Holliday said that emotional support for the family has been widespread following the tragedy. She said that everyone is calling from every corner of the world where they have a family. Holliday said that they try to talk of the things about the Robinsons that made them happy and not the tragedy of everything.
A viewing is planned at Cherubini McInerney Funeral Home in Staten Island on April 8, and the three will be buried in Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.
