SALT LAKE CITY — Just a few weeks ago, BYU and Texas Tech fans came together to help a Red Raider family in crisis. Now, just a few days before their next matchup, Texas Tech fans are trying to give some of that kindness back to a pair of Cougar fans after a tragic accident.

On Nov. 26, Gavin and Katie Cornia were in a head-on collision near Lehi. Gavin Cornia died at the scene. Katie Cornia, who was flown to a hospital, is now facing a long, painful recovery.

Her sister, Britney Petersen, said she first learned something was wrong when her phone buzzed with an automated alert.

“I received a text message from her phone saying that a crash was detected, and it sent me her location,” Petersen told the Deseret News.

Petersen, her mother, daughter and another sister rushed to the scene

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