Families from near and far traveled to Vernal over the weekend for the thrill of girls softball. Tragically, one family that enjoyed the weekend of competition in Vernal suffered a fatal car crash on their journey back home to Mancos in southwest Colorado. The Hurst family includes Derick and Shay Hurst and their 6 children. The fatal car crash happened outside of Moab in which both Derick and Shay Hurst and their 3-month-old baby were killed. One son was airlifted to Salt Lake City and one was transported to an area hospital. A close family friend created a GoFundMe page to benefit the 5 children moving forward and to help with the expenses of the 3 funerals. Those interested in contributing can find the GoFundMe under the name ‘Help the Hurst Family after tragic wreck’ or by using the link with this news story on BasinNow.com.
