US EditionMinnesota teen in crash provides gift of life to others
CLARA CITY, MINNESOTA, AUG 01 – Brady Heiling, who had a rare AB positive blood type, donated organs that may save multiple lives after a crash caused by a wrong-way driver, his family said.
- At the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, Brady Heiling, 19-year-old Clara City native, died July 25 after a crash on Interstate 39/90/94 near DeForest, Wisconsin.
- On July 19, 2025, Brady Heiling and Hallie Helgeson attended a Coldplay concert at Camp Randall Stadium when an allegedly intoxicated wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash.
- Ahead of the transplant on July 26, Brady Heiling had a rare AB positive blood type, matching only about 2% of the population, and his heart function reached 55%.
- His organs were donated after his death, and some of Hallie Helgeson’s organs helped 75 people, according to Jen Heiling.
- A memorial service for Brady Heiling is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at Willmar Assembly of God, and a scholarship fund has been set up in his memory at MinnWest Bank in Montevideo.
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Minnesota teen in crash provides gift of life to others
CLARA CITY, Minn. — A young person’s death is always a tragedy, but in today’s world, it often also provides a longer or better life to a stranger through the gift of organ donation — and that is what Brady Heiling did in his last moments on this earth. Brady’s mom, Jen Heiling, is honoring his legacy by encouraging others to live like Brady, she told the West Central Tribune in an interview Friday, Aug. 1 “To live like Brady and to be loved lik…
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