Family raises funds to bring Brandon Grimes home

Brandon Grimes, a 26-year-old from Seaham, County Durham, died in a hit-and-run in Florida on September 25 while on holiday, and his family is raising money to bring him home. The family said a car struck him and left the scene. The circumstances of the collision remain unclear in the accounts available to his relatives. Grimes’s family shared a tribute describing him as deeply loved and saying his death had devastated them. They said he was gentle, bright and funny, and would be missed by those close to him. Grimes was a football referee, his partner David Jackson said, and loved football, Liverpool FC and England. Jackson said the family had many unanswered questions and did not fully know what had happened. He said they were seeking information about the incident while grieving. The reports provide no police account or findings about the collision, and do not say whether a driver has been identified. Jackson and the family have set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to help pay to bring Grimes back to County Durham. At the time the total was reported, it had raised £9,215 toward a £16,000 target.