A GoFundMe page for a father who received a jail sentence for crashing into two burglars who stole a motorbike from his house has garnered more than £150,000 - with one generous person splashing £15,000 for the cause.
Adam White, 34, appeared on Channel 4's 24 Hours In Police Custody after the two burglars targeted his home which he shares with his wife and two young children.
Back in 2019, Adam found himself in a car chase after the two burglars tried to escape from his home in Leighton Buzzard with the stolen motorbike.
As Adam set out to catch up with burglars, he swerved around a sharp bend in the road and ended up crashing straight into the two burglars who were both on separate motorbikes.
The collision left the two burglars with serious injuries, and Adam was arrested by police shortly after the crash.
Bodycamera footage showed the dad-of-two getting arrested, as he asked the police: “Am I in trouble? I’m not going to prison for this am I?”
After the accident in 2019, Adam was sentenced to 22 months in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Luton Crown Court.
Meanwhile, burglars, Taylor Benford and Ryan Paul, both 25, escaped jail with suspended sentences.
Instead, they were both slapped with 200 hours of community service each.
Both have previous convictions in their history including theft, criminal damage, reckless driving, drug dealing, and shoplifting, according to reports.
Adam was released from prison in September, and his tragic story appeared on the Channel 4 this week.
Since it's broadcast, Adam and his family have received an outpour of support, with fans donating to a GoFundMe page to 'give back' to Adam.
That page reads: "He was put away for 22 months for knocking them off their STOLEN bike, and they got ZERO prison time. He spent £50k of his life savings. Let’s get it back to him!!
"I have been in touch with Adam's wife, Lindsay, who will be transferring the funds directly from the fundraiser. Thank you for all the support so far."
That GoFundMe page has been been updated by Adam’s wife Lindsay, who wrote: “We are overwhelmed with the support that everyone has given us and I cannot thank you all enough. We truly can't believe how generous and thoughtful all our donors are.
“Every word of support has encouraged us to remain strong and has put a warmth in our hearts that we thought lost 3 years ago.
"We feel so incredibly thankful for the money everyone has raised to help us get back our losses, and thanks to all of you, we have.
“At this stage I would like to take this opportunity to say to anyone who wishes to donate to the page, we will be passing on any future funds from now to Charity, to honour the loss of our baby. We will update further information on the page shortly.
“Again, thank you all so much, it is time for us to move forward and start afresh with the life you all have given us back.”
Meanwhile, after Adam's case study aired on 24 Hours In Police Custody, the dad-of-two took to Twitter to thank viewers for their kind words and support after hearing his story.
"Thank you to everyone for your kind words and heartfelt sympathy," he penned.
“We have been through an awful lot, it was hard seeing this on TV and with all the messages I've received has been amazing and very emotional I honestly can’t believe the public is behind me.
"This is unreal the support from everyone. My wife has just told me some people have set up a GoFundMe, and it honestly breaks my heart. Thank you, everyone from the bottom of my heart, I'm lost for words."
You can donate to Adam's GoFundMe, here.
