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Texas Roadhouse fundraiser to benefit families of Milton crash victims

| Staff Reporters

Texas Roadhouse in Milton will host a fundraising night Tuesday, May 12, to benefit the families of Meagan Livingston and Landon Sanders, two former Milton High students who died in a car crash on April 24.

Texas Roadhouse to donate a percentage of money raised during a fundraiser to support the families of two teenagers who died in a car accident on April 24.

The restaurant, located at 6645 US Highway 90, will donate 10% of food purchases to the families between 3 and 9 p.m. when diners present the event flyer.

Livingston, Sanders and four friends were involved in the crash, according to a GoFundMe page created to support the families. Livingston and Sanders died in the wreck. A third person remains hospitalized, while the other passengers were released.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of American Farms Road and Cornfield Way in Santa Rosa County. A pickup truck carrying six people was traveling east on Cornfield Way when it collided in the intersection with an SUV traveling north on American Farms Road.

Two occupants of the truck, Livingston and Sanders, were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The GoFundMe describes Livingston as known for her kindness and willingness to stand up for others, and Sanders as a generous presence who was “often described as a big brother to many in the community.”

Proceeds from the fundraiser and the GoFundMe page will go toward funeral expenses and other needs for both families.

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