By Brian Anthony Martinez, People mag | A Pennsylvania man died in a freak car accident, which his educator wife and their toddler son survived, while traveling in Maryland. “By an absolute miracle, their 2-year-old son, Anthony, survived the impact with only minor physical injuries,” according to a GoFundMe,
Raymond Craft was driving a Subaru Forester on a Maryland highway on the evening of July 27 when another vehicle struck a deer, causing the animal “to be thrown airborne through the windshield” of his SUV, per a Garrett County Sheriff’s Office news release about the incident.
“The Subaru then traveled off the westbound shoulder, over an embankment, and struck a tree head-on,” the sheriff’s office added.
Paramedics declared Raymond, 33, dead at the scene. His front-seat passenger, wife Cara Craft, was airlifted to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for her serious injuries, while their 2-year-old son, Anthony, was transported to Garrett Regional Medical Center for his minor injuries.
“His sudden absence leaves a void that can’t be filled,” Joseph Kane, who is Cara’s uncle, wrote in a GoFundMe he set up to support the family.
Cara, a beloved music teacher at Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, “sustained severe, life-altering injuries,” Kane explained.
She “has already undergone multiple surgeries to stabilize her and faces a very difficult recovery,” he continued. “Cara requires ongoing surgeries, intense physical therapy and medical care to survive and rebuild her life.”
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On July 27, 2026, a horrific traffic accident near Deep Creek Lake, MD, completely shattered the world of the Craft Family. We are heartbroken to share that Ray Craft, a devoted 33-year-old husband and father, was tragically killed in the crash. His sudden absence leaves a void that can’t be filled. His wife, Cara Craft, survived the collision but sustained severe, life-altering injuries. She is currently hospitalized, has already undergone multiple surgeries to stabilize her, and faces a very difficult recovery. Cara requires ongoing surgeries, intense physical therapy, and medical care to survive and rebuild her life.
By an absolute miracle, their 2-year-old son, Anthony, survived the impact with only minor physical injuries. While he is physically safe and surrounded by family love and care, he now faces a future without his father and needs his mother to heal. With Ray gone and Cara unable to work due to her severe injuries, the family faces astronomical financial burdens. These include the costs of surgeries and medical bills, long-term rehabilitation for Cara, burial costs and related expenses for Ray, care for Anthony, and basic living expenses.
Every single dollar donated brings Cara and Anthony closer to stability. If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this with others within your community and keeping the family in your thoughts and prayers. Cara and Anthony will need those too. Thank you for your immense kindness.
I am Cara’s uncle and started this fund to help the Craft family through this difficult journey following Ray’s death and Cara’s severe injuries.
All funds raised will be used to fund the Craft Family Grantor Trust and such funds will be used to help cover health care and rehabilitation costs for Cara, support and care for Anthony, funeral and burial costs for Ray, and day to day expenses while Cara can’t work and with the loss of Ray’s income to provide support for the family during and after Cara’s recovery. The Trustee for the Craft Family trust is Dominic Montagnese, Cara’s brother.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-cara-craft-family-after-tragic-accident
Photo: From the GoFundMe account | Joseph Kane for Dominic Montagnese
