Fundraisers set up for girl hit by vehicle
Jordana Hubble
A 6-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle and sustained injuries after school on Tuesday, Nov. 12 as she was getting off the school bus just west of Whitefish on U.S. 93.
Jordana Hubble, a student at Olney-Bissell School, as of last week was undergoing treatment for a traumatic brain injury and was in critical condition at Montana Children’s Hospital in Kalispell.
Olney-Bissell School Administrator Trevor Dahlman, in a release, last week said Hubble exited the bus with other students at a designated stop near mile marker 137 and was struck about 4:44 p.m. by an oncoming vehicle that failed to stop, even though the proper bus lights and stop signs were fully activated.
Multiple fundraisers are taking place to support Hubble and her family.
The Olney Fire and Ambulance is hosting a “Fill The Boot” fundraising drive. Olney Fire is placing boots to fill with donations at the Olney Store and the Stillwater Bar, and the Whitefish Fire Department is hosting a boot at its station at 275 Flathead Ave. A Meal Train fundraiser has also been set up online.
“Your donation will greatly help with medical bills, household bills, food and so forth, enabling her family to stay by her side as she recovers from the traumatic brain injury she suffered in the accident,” Olney Fire wrote in a Facebook post. “Our community always comes together for those going through trying times.”
Visit the Facebook page for Olney Fire & Ambulance for more information on the “Fill The Boot” drive or visit https://mealtrain.com/k2g1ev
Donations can also be mailed to the Olney Fire Department, P.O. Box 7, Olney, MT 59927.
The Montana Highway Patrol and Olney-Bissell School District are investigating the crash, according to the release from the school.
Olney-Bissell staff met early Wednesday morning, “with the support of Whitefish School District administrators and counselors in order to debrief and develop a plan to support our students, staff and families,” Dahlman said. “Olney-Bissell School District will continue to make student safety our top priority.”
Daily Inter Lake Reporter Colin Gaiser contributed to this story.