A GoFundMe drive has raised nearly $26,000 for a Barnegat Township girl struck by a truck while she was crossing Route 72 in Manahawkin last month. Makiah Worthy, 15, sustained head and lower body injuries.
“She is in rehab and is improving slowly day by day,” said the girls mother, Tiffany Worthy. “Makiah is moving all of her body parts by herself and is gaining strength to move. She still will have a long journey ahead but with God by our side, anything is possible.”
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