Ty Kawamura was riding an electric scooter on Sept. 17 when he was struck by an SUV on 28th Street, USC’s fraternity row. DPS reported the sophomore economics major sustained injuries and was sent to the hospital.
Members of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity, where Kawamura serves as a treasurer, set up a GoFundMe the next week to crowdfund their friend’s medical expenses. They said Kawamura was recovering from skull fractures among other “very serious injuries.”
“As a fraternity, our chapter wants to help Ty’s family deal with the financial burden of this tragedy so his parents can focus on providing unconditional love for their child and not having to worry about mounting bills,” GoFundMe organizer Brandon Blau stated on the page.
Their $25,000 goal was exceeded within three days.
Trish Bazari, former president of Kappa Alpha, said his friend is doing okay but that Kawamura’s…
