Overview

• The book box stands near the Truffle Poke Bar site and was hand-painted by Ayden’s mother to match a Lego tower he built days before he died, with the Burlingame Public Library donating books to keep it stocked.
• Ayden had enrolled in the library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program and had finished his first 100 books.
• Police say the August 8 collision began when an 11-year-old on an e-bike struck an SUV driven by a 19-year-old, after which the SUV accelerated onto the sidewalk and into the restaurant.
• Ayden was killed and a 6-year-old girl was injured and treated at Stanford Hospital, and investigators report the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated, with the case still under review.
• A verified GoFundMe has raised more than $100,000 as the family establishes a memorial scholarship at FSM Montessori and presses for pedestrian safety improvements.