Greg Laurie’s Son Killed in Crash; Soaking in God's Glory Conference Details
Assist News Service is reporting the death of Christopher David Laurie, the 33-year-old first-born son of well-know evangelist Greg Laurie, who died in an auto accident in Riverside County, California, Thursday, July 24, 2008.
The accident occurred at around 9:00 AM on the Riverside Freeway after his vehicle car slammed into the back of a Caltrans truck in the carpool lane. No one else was injured.
According to Corona Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Porter, Laurie apparently went into the carpool lane as Caltrans was in the process of closing it. The driver of the truck was not injured in the collision, but the vehicle was heavily damaged.
According to the Orange County Register, Laurie's station wagon hit the last Caltrans truck in a five-truck sweeper crew that was clearing debris from the car-pool lane, said Caltrans spokeswoman Rose Melgoza.
“The last two trucks in the convoy were mounted with crash cushions and large light boards directing traffic to move to another lane,” said the OC Register story.
Laurie of Huntington Beach, served as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, sponsor of the Harvest Crusade, for the last three years.
According to the church, he is survived by his parents, Greg and Cathe; his wife, Brittany; and daughter, Stella; as well as his brother, Jonathan. Laurie was expecting another daughter in November, church officials said.
Greg Laurie is senior pastor of the Riverside megachurch and is well-known for his dynamic preaching. His sermons are telecast across America and around the world.
According to the Orange County Register story, “Laurie's church has 12,000 members, and he has preached to 3.6 million people worldwide.”
Statement on the Death of Christopher Laurie from Harvest Christian Fellowship
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