Community support for the victim of the 2023 Tooele semi-truck accident on Main Street

TOOELE – Almost a year after Main Street became a real horror scene, the community is still in turmoil and trying to recover. On Wednesday, dozens came together to support one of the victims of this tragedy.

Community members said the only way forward is together.

A Tooele woman, 68-year-old RaNay Jane Rudie, died in September. She was among those injured when a semi-truck with defective brakes plowed into dozens of vehicles and a car dealership last November.

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“It was a scary day,” said DeeAnn Feuerbach, Rudie’s niece. “It was like an action movie that had just come to life. But in a movie it's fake, and this was real. So that was pretty tough. I think the whole community felt that.”

Rudie suffered serious injuries. Feuerbach said Rudie was one of two people flown to the hospital, but she never recovered.

“She succumbed to her injuries. “Could never heal from them,” Feuerbach told KSL TV.

While the community is still recovering from the tragedy, they are doing it together by raising money to fund Rudie's gravestone.

“I saw people get involved and perform miracles,” Feuerbach said. “We are grateful to the community. We heard them, we felt them, every prayer.”

To donate to Rudie's family, Venmo @DeeAnn-Feuerbach.

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