Jannarae Nicole Goodbar, a 12-year-old girl from Lexington, was training Cash, her dog when tragedy struck unexpectedly.
The dog suddenly ran off into the highway followed immediately by Jennarae who tried to catch her dog before he’s hit off by a car. Tragically, both she and her dog were hit by the same car that wasn’t able to stop in time.
She died at the scene.
They were both hit by a Chevrolet Mailbu headed east on the 3000 block of West Midland tail around 2:25 pm.
She had been training her dog outside the family home and as they have been very close, she chased the dog without a second thought to save her life.
According to her family, Cash was the girl’s baby in a sense. She had bought the dog with her own cash and they were inseparable. The animal will have a memorial raccoon hunting even in its honor.
The Funeral Service was held on Saturday and Jenna will be buried with her beloved pet dog according to her mother.
The police are investigating the incident and the fire department has been bringing food over to the grieving family and helping in any way they can.
Educators at the Maury River Middle School where she had been a sixth-grade student will be providing counseling to the student on Monday.
A fundraising page has been created for her and her loved ones on the day of her passing.
In two days, the page was able to raise $9,560 of their $15,000 goal.
