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Jesse Koz, a Brazilian influencer, and his dog Shurastey, died in a traffic accident in the United States.
They turned half the world around. In their 1978 Volkswagen Beetle they visited 17 countries. Since 2017, they have traveled some 85,000 kilometers (52,000 miles) on streets and highways. The Brazilian influencer Jesse Koz became popular during those trips with his dog and his followers were wrapped in sadness this week when they woke up one day and found out about a fatal accident.
Jesse Koz and Shurastey, a Golden Retriever, died in a car accident in Oregon just days before completing their trip from Brazil to Alaska.
The influencer guided his “brush” (or “beetle) called “Dodongo” on the Redwood Highway (199) outside of Salem, Oregon, United States, around 10:30 a.m. last Monday.
Although there are not many details about the fatal accident, it is known that his car crashed. against a 2008 Chevrolete Escape truck.
The driver tried to He tried to pass a line of cars that had been slowed down by a car turning ahead, but instead swerved to the side. He swung into oncoming traffic and hit the road. He jumped into another car, Oregon State Police said.
The driver of the Ford Escape, Eileen Huss, 62, was taken to the hospital with injuries,while a small child in the rear of the vehicle was killed. uninjured.
In 2017, 29-year-old Koz took The decision to put aside his studies for a degree in Physical Education to undertake a trip by car from the country of Samba to see the rest of the American continent.
The trip, which was to end in Alaska, slowed down. in 2020 due to the covid pandemic and cross-border restrictions. that had prevented him from crossing the US-Mexico border.
Both Shurastey and Jesse had Instagram accounts where they shared wonderful postcards from all their destinations, (although only the one from the dog was verified, as it was the face of the viral trip); both had started from Fusca Rumo in Brazil and planned to reach Alaska; but before they went through Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, among other countries.
Jesse’s greatest desire was to reach He traveled to Alaska with his pet, but death got in the way.
Many followers of the adventures of this young man and his dog have shared the deep sadness and emptiness they have left through the networks They also sent their condolences to the people closest to Jesse Koz.