TIKTOK star Britney Joy has been killed alongside her mother in a car crash.
Here’s everything you need to know about Britney Joy after her tragic death at the age of 35.
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Who was Britney Joy?
Britney Murphy, known on TikTok as ThatGirlBritneyJoy, had more than 400,000 followers on the platform.
Murphy’s last TikTok was posted on the day of her death with the title: “POV: YOU FORGOT ITS JUNETEENTH. NO WORK TODAY!”
The video shows Murphy getting ready for work before realizing that she has the day off for the Juneteenth holiday.
She is seen drinking a bottle of wine and relaxing on the couch.
What was Britney Joy known for on Tiktok?
Murphy captured the attention of many on social media with her unique sense of humor on her ThatGirlBritneyJoy page – growing from 4,000 to 400,000 followers in just four months.
Many of her videos were “Get Ready With Me” sketches offering a candid take on daily routines.
When did Britney Joy die?
Britney Murphy and her mother, Sherie Smith, 60, were killed in a crash while traveling to Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas to celebrate Juneteenth.
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“There will never be a time when I won’t miss my mother and my sister. They were my best friends. They were everything,” Tiffany Smith Cofield, Murphy’s sister and Smith’s daughter, told ABC 13.
Cofield said her sister and mother had just left her home to go to the celebration.
She added that she was heading home when she happened upon the accident.
“It looked like her car and everybody, when I was walking up, said a mom and daughter died and I knew they had left and knew the only mom and daughter would be my mom and sister,” said Cofield.
Houston police said Murphy was driving when a truck hit the car she and her mother were in.
An investigation is still ongoing and there are no charges at this time.
Was Britney Joy married and did she have any children?
Britney Joy was unmarried and did not have any children.
A GoFundMe page has been created as Cofield said the family is not “adequately prepared” to lay both Murphy and Smith to rest at the same time.
“This happened so suddenly and was truly something I could have never imagine. Losing my best friends,” read the description on the fundraiser page.
At the time of writing, the fundraiser has reached $55,000 out of a $70,000 goal.
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