Thelife- According to local reports, Jacob Lewis died Saturday morning while driving back from a Taylor Swift concert.
- The musician's fans have begun flooding a GoFundMe page with $13 donations, or Swift's favorite number.
Taylor Swift fans are flooding a GoFundMe page with $13 donations — the musician's lucky number — after a fellow fan reportedly died in a car accident on his way home from Swift's Eras Tour on Friday.
According to local outlet KPRC-TV, the 20-year-old Jacob Lewis died on his way home from attending Swift's concert in Houston with his sister April Bancroft. Their car had reportedly broken down on the highway, and while Lewis stepped outside to tried to to push the vehicle down the road, he was fatally struck by a suspected drunk driver.
"It was the night I had been looking forward to for a very long time and turned for the absolute worst," Bancroft told KPRC-TV over the weekend. "What I hope will be the worst thing I have to live through."
In a Facebook post mourning their family's loss, Lewis's father Steve wrote that his son had been been taking a gap year to work and had plans to start his sophomore year pursuing musical theater at Sam Houston State University in the fall. Steve said his son loved playing "Dungeons & Dragons," reading books, watching videos online. Jacob was also an avid Pokemon card collector and player, having competed at three world championships.
The GoFundMe for Lewis was organized by the Pokemon Community of Houston to cover funeral costs, its description reads. In less than a week, donations have well surpassed its goal of $75,000 (reaching $134,000 as of Thursday afternoon), largely due to a flood of donations from the Swiftie universe.
A majority of recent donations are in the sum of $13, a number that Swift references frequently in her music.
"Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you," an apparent fan wrote with their $13 contribution. "Swifties stay together...thick and thin," another said.
—The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) April 24, 2023
On Twitter, multiple popular Swift fan pages, like The Swift Society, Taylor Swift Facts, and Taylor Swift Updates, have shared Lewis's GoFundMe effort and implored other fans to donate.
It seems Lewis's diverse passions, and its many impassioned fans, are coming together to memorialize him.
"Jacob Lewis spent many years playing the Pokemon TCG in the Houston area," the fund states. "He had completed the World Championships, the highest-level event, for many years. Because of this, he has inspired many others to strive for more."
Insider has reached out to Miguel Andrade, the fundraiser's organizer, and to Lewis's family.