A high-powered American CEO was killed in a horrific tourist transport crash in Nicaragua while vacationing with her husband and their three young children — one of whom suffered critical injuries.
Kasey Grelle, 41, who co-founded the St. Louis-based marketing consulting firm Aux Insights, was killed March 23 when an open-air tourist transport truck carrying her family and other passengers crashed inside the Rancho Santana resort in Tola, Nicaragua, heartbroken relatives said.
Her 11-year-old son Julian was critically injured and airlifted to a St. Louis hospital, according to a family fundraiser that was posted on GoFundMe.
“We are devastated to announce the tragic passing of my sister, Kasey Grelle,” Grelle’s brother, Andy Joyce, wrote on Facebook in an April 1 post.
“Kasey was on a family vacation in Nicaragua and on a tour put on by the resort she was staying at with her kids, Kit and Julian, when the driver lost control and rolled the vehicle, killing Kasey and severely injuring Julian.”
Joyce remembered his sister as “one of the most brilliant, driven and selfless people I have ever met and she was relentless in everything she did, especially when it came to helping her people.”
The victims were treated at the scene by resort staff and emergency responders before being rushed to the Hospital Gaspar García Laviana in Rivas, the report said.
Grelle died while being transported to the hospital after suffering catastrophic injuries, including severe head trauma, TN8 reported. She reportedly suffered a skull fracture.
Nicaragua’s National Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash, according to TN8.
The victims were treated at the scene by resort staff and emergency responders before being rushed to the Hospital Gaspar García Laviana in Rivas, the report said.
Grelle died while being transported to the hospital after suffering catastrophic injuries, including severe head trauma, TN8 reported. She reportedly suffered a skull fracture.
Nicaragua’s National Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash, according to TN8.