Co-workers remember I-75 crash victim

GEORGETOWN, Ky (WTVQ)- Co-workers at Bright Horizons Toyota Development Center in Georgetown are remembering 26-year-old Noah Shuck.

“It was definitely a tough day. He just didn’t show up for work that day, so we were reaching out. You know, ‘Hope everything is okay,'” says Heather Dawkins, who served as Noah’s supervisor. “So it was a devastating day, devastating week for us.”

Noah was involved in a car accident Monday morning. Lexington police say the crash happened just before 7 o’clock on I-75 northbound. The crash involved a car, a Georgetown police cruiser, and a semi. Shuck was taken to UK Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Noah worked as a kindergarten prep teacher at Bright Horizons, a child development center for Toyota plant employees.

“It definitely has taken a big toll on a bunch of our families, and children, and our staff. You can tell he definitely made a huge impact with everybody within our center. Like, parents that didn’t even knew him, they were definitely leaving the center very upset,” says Emily Hume, the Assistant Director of Bright Horizons.

Shuck is described as kind, patient, and selfless. A person, Dawkins says, would brighten everyone’s day.

“I never saw him have a bad day. He was always just as happy as could be. He’d go out of his way to make sure we were having a great day,” says Dawkins.

Noah had just reached his one year anniversary at the center and recently celebrated his birthday. The staff made a tribute for Noah inside the center’s hallway, giving students and parents a chance to share their memories and messages with Noah’s family.

“It’s been a big hit. It’s been tough for the families to stop and to see that. But I think everyone really appreciates that we are acknowledging him and that grief and allowing the community to know that no one is alone and we are all going through this,” says Dawkins.

Right now, funeral arrangements are pending. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with funeral costs. Bright Horizons plans to get a grief counselor on site next week, as a way to offer support for the staff.

“It’s been tough but we’ve had each other. We are family. Yeah, we definitely are family,” says Dawkins.

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