GoFundMe account started for Marine's son

Karen Ossenfort

Special to the Village News

An accident on the night of June 11, when a motorcycle hit the rear end of a wedding party bus that had broken down on the side of the road, propelling the motorcyclist down a ravine, reverberated through a tight knit brotherhood of Marines and first responders.

Ssgt. Cody Ryan was the motorcyclist that fateful evening. "He had a heartbeat the whole time we were with him," said North County Fire Protection District spokesman and fire responder John Choi, who also served in the USMC.

Ryan died at the hospital. The Village News story was shared among s...