Friends Raising Money For 8-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed By Car In Burke County

BURKE CO., N.C. – Friends are raising money to help the family of a boy hit and killed by a car in Burke County.

Eight-year-old Matthew Contreras died at the hospital on Thursday.

He was struck after running across the street at a bus stop on Drexel Road.

The driver is not expected to face charges.

Contreras will be laid to rest Monday.

A GoFundMe page has been set up here.