Taylor Swift just stepped in to support Ashley Taunton, a Connecticut mother who suffered life-threatening injuries while attempting to save teenagers during a highway crash. The singer, 36, recently donated $50,000 to a GoFundMe campaign established to help Taunton and her family navigate her recovery, as confirmed by PEOPLE. This act of generosity highlights a story of incredible bravery that has touched many people since the incident occurred on July 18.
Taunton, a 42-year-old certified nursing assistant and mother of three, was driving on I-95 South in Rhode Island with her youngest daughter when she encountered the aftermath of a wreck. Per PEOPLE, Taunton explained she felt compelled to stop because she could not just keep driving. “When I see there’s somebody in trouble, I tend to want to go help,” she said. She pulled over about 30 yards from the scene and instructed her daughter to stay in the car and call her father.
