The grandson of former community leaders Gene and Laurie Taylor was involved in a serious accident last weekend and a local restaurant has stepped up to help raise money for his rapidly-mounting medical bills.

Cody Taylor, 19, suffered severe head trauma when he fell from the back of a pickup truck while working a fundraiser at his college in Arizona. He is hospitalized and has been through at least one surgery to remove pressure on his brain. His prognosis is good, but his hospitalization could last awhile.

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Gene Taylor, a pyrotechnician by trade, produced the local Fourth of July fireworks shows for several years. His wife, Laurie, was a counselor with clientele in Santa Clarita. The Taylors moved away from the SCV last year when they retired.

Details on Cody’s condition area available here.

The Chili’s restaurant on The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch will be holding a fundraiser this Friday, October 21. Ten percent of the profits from purchases made – -even orders ‘to go’ – made between 11:00 a.m. and 11: 30 p.m. will go to help Cody’s family.

A link to the coupon for the fundraiser is here.