
Help the Ferrer's recover after losing everything
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Hi, my name is Travis and I'm fundraising for dear friends of mine, Judd & Robin who lost everything in a freak accident on September 26th when their vehicle and ALL of their belongings went up in flames.
A little backstory...
Having moved to the US from England earlier this year to work on taking our company to the next level, Robin and Judd rented a place in Santa Fe, New Mexico until later deciding the east coast would be a better fit for the two of them. They set off on their big move across the country on Friday the 21st from Santa Fe New Mexico to Wilmington N. Carolina. What happened next is hard to imagine but here is how Judd described it:
"We had rented a full-sized SUV Chevy Suburban and had all of our possessions packed tightly in it. On our last day, when we were just 3-4 hours out from our destination, we were traveling through a construction zone in Charlotte. A pickup truck in front of us with some furniture in the back had a mattress that was not secure. It flew out of the back of the truck and landed directly in the middle of our lane. The one car between us was a small compact car that was able to swerve and narrowly avoid the mattress. In our big SUV we weren't so lucky... there was no way to avoid it. As we drove over the mattress it became lodged under our car and with the heat of the exhaust and the friction of the road the mattress ignited."
"Due to the construction, I was not able to pull over until the exit ramp and by that time it was flaming up pretty good. I told Robin to get out of the vehicle and then tried (with the help of the person whose mattress it was) to pull forward and backward to dislodge it. Unfortunately, it was too late. With the mattress being made of polyester and foam it went up like a fireball. Within a matter of what had to be only a few seconds, the flames were leaping around the outside of the driver's door area. I opened the door and had to jump through the flames to get away. Within seconds of getting out of the car the flames had reached the gas tank and the SUV exploded. Robin and I are safe, but everything is gone..."
Judd and I have been working together for going on 5 years and my heart aches for what these two are going through right now. Please keep Judd and Robin in your prayers. Any help that can be provided would be a blessing to them as they start over.
**Update from Judd**
The driver of the truck took off as soon as he realized the mattress was fully engulfed in flames. Authorities have indicated that they do not have the resources to look at traffic cameras to try and identify him. This leaves us with only the rental insurance. We thought we would be able to go through the contents to see if anything survived once it got to the junkyard but when we arrived, they wouldn't allow it because we are not the owners of the vehicle. We now have to wait until Budget picks up the vehicle and takes it to their service depot before they will let us anywhere near it. It has been rather frustrating. From the bottom of our hearts, we'd like to thank all who have donated. We are truly blessed by all of you.
Organizer and beneficiary

Travis Merseth
Organizer
Wilmington, NC

Judd Ferrer
Beneficiary