ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — It's been over two months since a drunk driver allegedly killed two people and injured several others at Park Tavern. Owner, Phil Weber and his staff organized a Celebration of Life on Monday for server Kristina Folkers who was killed in the crash.
"I wanted this to be more of a positive way to remember and honor her," Weber said.
Weber said time has healed some wounds but they're still feeling her loss and probably always will.
The event featured a silent auction with high-demand items like an autographed Justin Jefferson football, to a rare and expensive kind of whiskey. All of the proceeds will go directly to Kristina's children.
Weber is grateful for the community that has continued to support them. The online fundraiser accounts pulled together over $300,000 between Kristina and Gabe Harvey who were killed, and three other Methodist Hospital nurses who were seriously injured.
"From all over the country, people just expressing the sympathy. People donated to the GoFundMe me doing this. It's been unbelievable how much support we've gotten," Weber said.
In October, a judge granted the driver who crashed into the patio conditional release before his trial. His next hearing is Dec. 10.