A couple and their teenage daughter were killed in a horrific Tesla crash while driving home from a music festival, leaving their child without a family.
David Dryerman, 54, was driving his Tesla Model S on the Garden State Parkway with his wife, Michele, and 17-year-old daughter Brooke on Saturday night when he veered off the road and crashed into a guardrail and a concrete block.
The trio, who lived in a million-dollar home in Woodcliff Lake, died at the scene.
The close-knit family was returning home from the See. Hear. Now festival in New Jersey at the time of the tragedy.
David Dryerman, 54, was driving his Tesla Model S on the Garden State Parkway with his wife, Michele, and 17-year-old daughter Brooke on Saturday night when he veered off the road and crashed into a guardrail and a concrete block. His son Max, who is far left, was not in the car and is the only surviving member of the family.
Teenager Brooke Dryerman died in the tragedy
State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said the Tesla first struck a sign, then a guardrail before finally hitting the concrete support of the nearby bridge, but the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The couple also have an older son, Max, 19, who was not in the car at the time.
Since then Max has created a GoFundMe As of Wednesday morning, the petition had raised more than $117,000.
Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo ordered the flags lowered following the tragedy.
The family was driving home from the See. Hear. Now festival in New Jersey.
The couple leaves behind an older son, Max, 19, who was not in the car at the time.
“I just received the news of this terrible tragedy,” he said.
“I am in shock. Please keep the family in your prayers.”
The family was a valued member of the Jewish community and the Valley Chabad Jewish Center held a memorial service for them Sunday evening.
“We are all in shock and in great pain today,” Rabbi Yosef Orenstein told the crowd of about 150 mourners. Pascack Press reported.
‘A terrible accident took away our beloved parents, David and Michele, and their daughter Brooke, a dear friend to many of our teens.’