The woman who died after being struck last week a vehicle in Hamilton will be farewelled tomorrow.
Jayde Gilbert died on Thursday after a gold-coloured ute drove into the power pole she had been standing next to at an intersection near Waikato Hospital.
A homicide investigation has been launched, and police said their investigations are ongoing.
A funeral notice from Grinter’s Funeral Home in Cambridge said Gilbert was a loved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and mother of two children.
A friend who went to high school with Gilbert said she would always remember their friendship.
A memorial tribute left at the spot where Hamilton woman Jayde Gilbert died. Photo / RNZ
“[And] the fun we had and the trouble we got into! I thought about you often Jayde, you were one person that truly knew me,” she wrote.
A video posted online said there will be a chance for friends to gather at the Salvation Army premises in Hamilton tomorrow to share memories of Jayde, before a private service.
Gilbert’s mother has started a Give a Little page to help support Gilbert’s two children.
“My daughter Jayde was tragically takin out by a car last Thursday here in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is been deemed as a homicide and to my knowledge, no body has been charged yet,” she said.
“It’s a extremely devastating time as you could maybe imagine so I was hoping to be able to get some money to go towards some memorial keepsakes of her and some funds to be able to try go take them away for a day or two to try forget about this event that killed there mother.”
- RNZ
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