My sister Laura was killed by a drunk driver as her and a friend crossed a street. It was 3 weeks after she was told she was finally Cancer Free. The drunk was over twice the legal limit, suspended license, using his mothers car (she should have been charged with endangering the lives of children, she had to know he was drunk when she gave him her keys) , had his 3 young children in the car and going twice the speed limit. There was absolutely no remorse from him or his family, they would taunt us outside the Courthouse after each hearing by laughing and making jokes about what happened. We never got an apology until he wanted to be paroled, he made a video that none of us watched. He only served 5 years, his family gets to hold him again, we will never hold Laura again until we meet her in heaven. I have absolutely no sympathy for drunk drivers. I’m so sorry for the loss of your wife and daughter.
@@peanutbutterisfu Thank You, nobody should have to see a loved one the way we saw her at the hospital when they took us in to say goodbye. The drunk and his family should have been made to see what he did just maybe they wouldn’t have thought it was so funny but I doubt it.
This story just crushes me. I'm in awe of the family for just being able to continue their lives. A beautiful family torn apart, a set of twins who will never have their mother. And hearing that the smallest child at home cried all day, for months, just broke my heart. The drunk driver received a 10 yr sentence; not nearly long enough and she will probably be out earlier. Our justice system is way too lenient when someone is killed and comes down very hard on drug dealers. Our cockeyed system.
My sister and brother in law were killed by a drunk driver just a month and a half before this beautiful woman,wife mother and daughter were. The impaired driver was sentenced to 4 years in prison and only served about 16 months on the inside.His license suspension is up and he is able to legally drive.Get the damm technology into cars and implement tougher jail sentences and prevent these horrific senseless losses. So deeply sorry for your loss.
I am so very very sorry for You and Your Familys Loss! I will keep all of You in My Prayer's Daily! I Know in My Heart that all of Y'all's Loved One is in Heaven! I have no Doubt 🙏✝️🛐🕊️🔥❤️🙏...
38 yrs ago, 2 blocks from her home my family member was killed by a drunk driver, she left behind a baby girl who is now a woman whose whole life was defined by her loss, grief is forever, I am so sorry to hear that this day and age drunk driving continues to destroy families 💔, my heart ❤ goes out to you and your family 👪.
I'm sorry for your loss. There's a lot of good, responsible people in this world, and there's a lot of irresponsible A-holes. Always has been, and unfortunately, probably always will be.
My father was killed by a drunk driver when I was 6 years old and my mother was injured and never the same. This was 1969 and not much has changed. I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢
The story about the youngest boy not wanting to go to bed because he didn't know who else would die if he did, crying non stop for over two weeks, is heart breaking 💔 This is just unbelievably sad.
My dad died when I was 5 and that is exactly what I went through, but I thought, if left, they were not coming back. I remember every smell..... and the kindergarten teacher that reached me.
How tragic that she left twins behind who will never know her and her other heartbroken children. Deepest condolences to her husband and parents. So awful. (From a grieving parent)
We as a country need to take DUI much more seriously. 1st offense, 6 months in jail. If a life is taken, you go to prison for the rest of your life. Plain and simple. We are up in arms about gun related deaths in our country. Which is horrific in itself. But nobody talks about the ones we lose from selfish drunks. It is so unfair. Bless all these families.
Dan I totally agree with you. Murder is murder. It’s not like there is no info on what would happen if you drink and drive. I’m sure the gal is sorry and I hope she thinks about what she did, the rest of her life. It wasn’t going to happen to her, she could hold her booze. You should never be able to drive again and if someone lets you drive their car, they go to jail also. Yes this young lady should have been put in prison the rest of her life. Maybe that would impact the drinkers
Amen. I totally agree with you. Lock them up in prison and throw away the key. Maybe drink driver's should be made to go to the morgue and see the dead bodies of who they killed by being drunk and driving.👍🏻
@@barbvillarreal7440 Stopping drunk drivers and sending them to prison is one very very good way to illuminate some of this drunk driving. So sorry for this family and many many other families who have suffered these tragedies, all because of a drunk driver.
When I think of those poor children, the husband, parents... 😢😢😢😢 They show such composure and compassion. Katie looks like such a lovely person - you can just see it. And yes - the repercussions of one precious person killed like this are massive. Well done, Katie's family. You are amazing. 💕
My dad was tragically killed when I was 5 and I had the same fears of everyone in my life dying. I still struggle at 40. I’m so sorry for your loss. Prayers for peace moving forward.
My heart breaks for your family. My daughter was arrested twice for DUI. I'd always told both of my kids if you've been drinking, call me and I will come and get you. Once she did. Then she was arrested and the judge had a daughter who was killed by a drunk driver. I hoped he would be tough on her so it would never happen again. He wasn't. Fast forward a couple years and she and her then boyfriend were out celebrating his birthday and both decided they were only a couple miles for their homes and both drove. She was arrested about 2 miles from her house and she blew a .331 so she was taken to the hospital for a blood draw. It was even higher and they were all shocked by how drunk she was as she only weighed about 100 lbs. They were shocked she wasn't dead. Long story short, we are now estranged because she said I was the worst mother on the planet and her drinking was my fault. She's now 41 and we have no contact. She won't let me see my grandsons who are 15 and 8. The oldest one hates me because he believes all the nasty things she's told him about me. I just thank God that she never hurt or killed anyone. I also pray for her to clean up her life that she's made a mess of. Some day I pray we can mend the rift but I don't hold my breath. She does finally admit she is an alcoholic so I guess that could be a first step. I hope and pray you & your children are doing well. God Bless you and your family.
Do not blame yourself in any way for this tragedy! Alcoholism is a terrible disease that ruins lives at every level. So ,so sorry for the plight you are in ! One day I hope your grandchildren will start to question whatever they have been told. You will see them again, I believe that because love for these children will win out !
Alcohol has ruined more lives than any other DRUG out there. I am so sorry for your pain & hope one day your selfish daughter will wake up - no mother deserves to be treated the way she is treating you.
The tragedy of alcohol and drugs when users get behind the wheels of vehicles and ruin so many lives ! And the courts are too lenient on these killers because that is what they are!, It is no different to getting a gun or knife and killing their victims! 6 beautiful children growing up without their Mum ? How can anyone make up for that or make excuses for the person driving the vehicle? Too terribly sad to even contemplate !
I have been with MADD from it's roots . My daughter pledged for SADD too. This is really one of the saddest story , I have heard. God , please give them the strength to go thru this. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
My 2 brothers and a sister in law were 16, 17 and 18 years old and were all 3 killed in my car by a drunk driver going 60 MPH in a 20 MPH zone through a red light. They were all Christians but I was not. That was 47 years ago. I thank God for the wake up call and look forward to seeing my family and the then drunk driving in heaven because we are all now following Jesus. ❤Thank God for second chances.
Katie my love what a wonderful family you have. It is beyond tragic the way you died having just visited your beautiful girls. But this video just goes to show that your love and strength will go on in your beautiful family.
Thank you…Katie lives on in her children…..I too was in a accident with a drunk driver hitting my car…..17 1/2 years later I still suffer from the injury’s I recieved…he went to jail for 120 days…❤
Such a sad story. My heart goes out to this family. I’m happy this dad is making a difference. His children have wonderful grandparents and a father that will keep his children’s mothers memory alive. Together this family will not only survive but will strongly grow even closer as their guardian angel will make sure of that.
This is such a heartbreaking story. I remember this story when it happened. While I was telling everyone about it, I was emphasizing that she had kids and that she was coming home from visiting her babies in the NICU. And then I realized, no loss, no person’s life is any more valuable, or any more tragic, based on their current status in life or how many children they have or whether they are married, etc. No one should die a preventable death; each one is just as tragic as the others. These horrific heartbreaking tragedies happen, because as human beings, we cannot accept or put ourselves in the place of someone that is going to cause a horrific tragedy. Someone who is drinking and does not feel drunk at all is not going to think they’re putting lives at risk. They are going to think that that happens when someone “really drunk” and impaired gets behind the wheel. Therefore, we cannot just rely on an individual's judgment as to whether they should drive, or even their friends, or the bartender for that matter. Also, we cannot rely on a person’s fear of punishments to stop them from getting behind the wheel. We need to have the technology. Every strategy that’s been tried so far obviously is not working. Or not working enough. These fatalities happen in a split second! We cannot turn back the clocks. New solutions need to be developed. Punishments like jail, loss of a license, etc. are not going to work because people do not believe that’s going to happen to them. The prevention of such horrific, heartbreaking tragedies cannot be left to somebody’s personal judgment. That is not the solution. I cannot repeat this enough! We must have the right, effective, constantly developing, and advancing technology to take the place of a person's judgment. We must figure a way around the cost benefit analysis for corporate America (and beyond)!! how could there be a cost benefit analysis for lives lost?? In the meantime, can some philanthropists get together and finance the technology?? My heart and prayers go out to this entire family. From first learning about until now, this tragedy has struck a chord with me. I am so sorry for your loss. By fighting the status quo with the prevention of DUI/DWI you are creating a legacy. A piece of Katie will always be alive and with each of you.
Again, I lived in Norway for years, Gigi. They have the strictest drinking/driving laws I've ever come across: Even one drink, if caught, automatic three months in jail, loss of license for two years, and a fine of half your monthly income regardless of what it is. It does not matter who you are, doctor, lawyer, prime minister, the king etc. Second offense: longer jail time, permanent loss of license, and the fine skyrockets. There is zero, no pity, no excuses, no warnings for anyone. And that strictness involves far more than drinking/driving. I got caught speeding, first offense there. This was the late 1970s, and the fine was enormous. I told the officer this was my first offense. He firmly said "No, it's not. This is just the first time you've gotten caught." I speak fluent Norwegian, but he knew I was American by the name on my Norwegian license. You can be sure he knew exactly what we do here, and was having none of it, or me. It was in Norway that I learned exactly what law enforcement should be. Police officers are treated with the utmost respect there, and people have absolutely the right kind of fear when they're seen in the rearview mirror. This country should be ashamed for the countless pity parties given to these murderers, and that the police are pretty much not given that respect. Which, of course, is the reason drunk drivers and criminals in general have a field day flaunting their law breaking.
@@donnabaardsen5372 Well said Donna! I am of Norwegian descent and know some things about the country: my mom and sister made several trips there when Mom was alive, but I didn’t know about their very strict traffic laws. Good for them!! 👏🏼 If ONLY the powers that be here would enforce our laws like that rather than go after law-abiding citizens who are simply praying near an abortion clinic, for example.
So utterly shattered for your unthinkable loss. Big hugs & love for you all - beautiful Mama, daughter & wife. Thoughts & prayers forever as she will never be forgotten 😢💔🙏😭🙏
I lost my younger sister when she was 32 and going in to work at 7 in the morning. The driver drank all night and when he expected his dad to come in from work early in the morning, he decided to avoid his dad and go out and drive around till his dad went to bed. Meanwhile, he falls asleep at the wheel, drunker than a skunk and killed her. Her stepdaughter survived the crash but my sister died immediately. He got one year in the slammer and came out 8 months later. That, folks, is a slap in the face. He murdered someone and got 8 months for it. We miss her every day. Not sure what it’s going to take these drunk drivers to get it through their thick heads. I really don’t. :(
I’m so sorry for the loss of your sister! I believe that anyone who drinks and drives and causes an accident or death, should be charged with premeditated murder.
in 1992 my family lost my cousin to a drunk driver,she was on her way to graduate and was hit head on, my uncle was a first responder at the time and he got the call from dispatch about an accident involving a drunk driver, my uncle showed up at the scene and realized that was our cousins car and he rushed over there and instantly started to get her vitals and see if she bleeding any where and she told him something nobody knows what she said to my uncle that day but it has haunted him ever since he turned to alcohol,lost his marriage i think they need to make self driving vehicles for if u r drunk you do not have to drive just enjoy the ride hom. My cousins name is Ginger Marsh and she had just turned 18.
No, they should 100% forbid even entering any vehicle after even one drink. Which is what this family is working towards. A device that detects alcohol on the person immediately, and the vehicle will not start, period. No coddling whatsoever for those who have even one drink, and drive.
If you are drunk your car shouldn't even be starting. You should have to blow in some tube and your car will be blocked if your are showing a breath alcohol
my sincere condolence for your. Mom she will always have her in your heart. We have lost two children 1987 one 1994.They stand first in our heart, we love to remember what they brought to our lives.
This story is SO heartbreaking! 💔 My heart goes out to Katie’s family for this tremendous loss of life. The daughter of one of my in-laws was caught driving under the influence. Thank God she didn’t hurt anyone or cause an accident, but she had to drive with a device on her car after that. It detected alcohol and caused the car not to start if she had any alcohol in her system. It was a wake-up call for her. She has been sober since the day she was caught (over a year ago) and is living a much happier life sober. I pray your family finds healing. I love the picture of Katies’s parents holding the twins up to look at a framed photo of their precious mom holding them in the NICU. Mama, you don’t need to worry about healing meaning it will be “like Katie was never there.” You’re doing a beautiful job of keeping her spirit alive. ❤️🥰❤️ God bless you all. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
What a sad story for Katie’s family. Saddest story ever. Those poor babies and children who will never get to see their dear mom again. Where’s the justice in all of this. She’ll walk out of prison to live her life and Katie’s family’s lives will be shattered forever. It’s so hard to go through. I feel for them all :(
I'm so sorry your family has been through such heartache. God Bless you for working toward a solution. It's so hard to understand why all cars don't have the feature to prevent this from happening to one more person! 😢 ❤
I love all of you. You are such a beautiful caring family. I'm so sorry that this happened to you and your precious children. So much has to be done to stop drunk drivers. I think it's because alcohol is so acceptable in our society. I'm praying for all of you. God bless you ❤️
My condolences and sympathy to this family. My husband was killed four months ago. No breathalyzer, no toxicology on the driver because there wasn’t probable cause. My husband’s death wasn’t cause enough?! His body was subject to mandatory autopsy & toxicology. Only charged with misdemeanor of reckless driving. So much needs to change. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I’m so sorry this story is horrifying & sad! I’m so sorry for the pain that you’ve endured and still going through-specially those 6 precious children losing their mother at this age, sad what for??? Unnecessarily so many precious lives being wasted in this country, same thing needs to change! My condolences to the rest of her family. May the lord bless her children!
Oh, so very sad. A beautiful family that has incurred a terrible tragedy that will never heal. What a brave and loving family. So sorry. God bless you all. May she rest in peace.
Katie's parents and her husband are such strong people to make this video. I pray these laws will be changed to be MUCH stronger than they are now. As someone said in one of the posts, 6 months in jail for the first offense, and if someone dies it is life in prison. Then, add the technology to our vehicles so no other family or children has to suffer like this.
This happened where I live and this story made headlines for quite a while. I just hope the family and kids are doing ok. I can't even imagine the grief and this story has stayed with me and think of the family often. ❤️
my heart breaks for everyone. i have been wondering why there is no ''app'' that locks the auto, if there is alcohol detected. Sadly today Katie's Father answered the question.Katie i did not know you but i send you prayers to heaven.The family and the young boys, i hope and pray they find peace. The twins i hope they are blossoming and growing strong. The Dad is a rock, the Mom is working so hard to fill the shoes. The Dad is such a super guy, i wish and pray he is doing ok. i am very sorry.
May God bless this beautiful family and give the Dad strength I lost my son 2021 in a different way he was 15 my sonshine boy I'm so sorry baby I didn't know
I feel devastated for your family 😢, those poor children having to grow up without their beautiful Mother, so terribly unfair. I’m afraid I wouldn’t be as forgiving. That irresponsible selfish person should never be allowed to forget what she did. I do hope your family are pulling through the tragedy. ❤
Oh mein Gott, was für eine Tragödie, was für eine Traurigkeit sie ausstrahlen. Es tut mir so sehr leid für die Eltern, die Kinder und den Vater. Ich wünsche ihnen alles alles Gute für die Zukunft ❤
Anyone who drives drunk should be charged with murder. The punishment isn't strong enough. A beautiful mother taken which could of been prevented. My heart breaks for her family 😢
Thankyou for sharing your story, so sorry to hear of the loss of your wife, daughter and Mum. I could tell you are a Christian family, Jesus is coming back soon, and you will all be together for eternity. 🙏🙏 May our great God and Savior Jesus bless you all, love Bronny, Western Australia 💖🇦🇺
I drove back and forth from the NICU 2 hours away for 4.5 months. I cannot imagine what my family incl newborn son would have done if I didn’t come home one night. Absolutely devastating. I’m so sorry this family has had to endure the loss of Katie 😢 Those poor children. So sad for them. Drunk driving is preventable. Plan ahead. Take an Uber. The repercussions are for generations.
My only sister Denise was killed by a drunk driver in 1983. The driver spent 1 night in jail but years later after my mothers frequent letters to him ,the driver and my mother were able to meet. The meeting was a healing experience for both . The driver’s life had been radically changed when he allowed Jesus Christ into his life. Interestingly, he and his wife had a daughter who was born on the day my sister was killed.
What a beautiful, strong, loving family. Automobile safety shouldn't need to be mandated. The ability to prevent the impaired from driving should be as standard as brakes, tail lights and door locks. I'm so sorry for the loss of Katie, and for all those who've lost loved ones to drunk or impaired drivers.
So sorry for the loss of your beautiful Katie. May you find comfort and strength knowing that she is now in the arms of our Saviour Jesus Christ in Heaven. 🤲🏻💖🙏🏻
My niece was hit by a drink driver doing over 90 mph on a suspended license for DUIs. He hit her, flipped her car, left her unconscious and for a few minutes after she regained consciousness she could not see. It's inexcusable to drink anything and get behind the wheel
Wow RIP Beautiful Angel 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹Sad Story For Real 🙏🌹 Katie Evans 🌹🙏 She was so beautiful and very young 2 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪 From Edinburg Texas
Somebody once told me that when you get behind the wheel of a vehicle it is potentially a death machine. Drunk drivers, tired drivers, boy-racer drivers, all the same, with the same potential. This is just so, so sad and my heart goes out to the family who has to live with the consequences. I pray the girl who was over the limit, takes stock of what she has done and NEVER drinks and drives again, but knowing the weakness of humans, I would never hold my breath on that.
My sister Laura was killed by a drunk driver as her and a friend crossed a street. It was 3 weeks after she was told she was finally Cancer Free. The drunk was over twice the legal limit, suspended license, using his mothers car (she should have been charged with endangering the lives of children, she had to know he was drunk when she gave him her keys) , had his 3 young children in the car and going twice the speed limit. There was absolutely no remorse from him or his family, they would taunt us outside the Courthouse after each hearing by laughing and making jokes about what happened. We never got an apology until he wanted to be paroled, he made a video that none of us watched. He only served 5 years, his family gets to hold him again, we will never hold Laura again until we meet her in heaven. I have absolutely no sympathy for drunk drivers. I’m so sorry for the loss of your wife and daughter.
I am so very sorry
I’m so sorry may ur loved one rip
@@elliesouza717 Thank You, it’s hard, I still miss her everyday.
@@peanutbutterisfu Thank You, nobody should have to see a loved one the way we saw her at the hospital when they took us in to say goodbye. The drunk and his family should have been made to see what he did just maybe they wouldn’t have thought it was so funny but I doubt it.
What horrible family!
I am so sorry for Your loss 😢
I lost my brother to a drunk driver when I was 15. Absolutely devastating!
I am so sorry. I am sure the sense of loss never goes away.
This story just crushes me. I'm in awe of the family for just being able to continue their lives. A beautiful family torn apart, a set of twins who will never have their mother. And hearing that the smallest child at home cried all day, for months, just broke my heart. The drunk driver received a 10 yr sentence; not nearly long enough and she will probably be out earlier. Our justice system is way too lenient when someone is killed and comes down very hard on drug dealers. Our cockeyed system.
This breaks my heart to pieces
My heart is shattered.. so sorry for this families loss.
It it were up to me, they would serve life without the possibility of parole. It is a premeditated act.
My sister and brother in law were killed by a drunk driver just a month and a half before this beautiful woman,wife mother and daughter were.
The impaired driver was sentenced to 4 years in prison and only served about 16 months on the inside.His license suspension is up and he is able to legally drive.Get the damm technology into cars and implement tougher jail sentences and prevent these horrific senseless losses.
So deeply sorry for your loss.
Alcohol is not a beverage IT IS A DRUG. SO VERY SORRY FOR ALL THE Families that lost loved ones
My only child was killed by a drunk driver. My heart is forever broken and my life will never the same. I miss him so very very much💔😢
Es tut mir sehr leid...😓
Irgendwann gibt es ein Wiedersehen.
Alles Liebe für Dich..bleibe gesund. 😘🍀🍀🥰
So very sorry
I'm so so sorry. Heartbreaking ❤
Im so sorry for your loss 🙏 🌹
I am so very very sorry for You and Your Familys Loss! I will keep all of You in My Prayer's Daily! I Know in My Heart that all of Y'all's Loved One is in Heaven! I have no Doubt 🙏✝️🛐🕊️🔥❤️🙏...
38 yrs ago, 2 blocks from her home my family member was killed by a drunk driver, she left behind a baby girl who is now a woman whose whole life was defined by her loss, grief is forever, I am so sorry to hear that this day and age drunk driving continues to destroy families 💔, my heart ❤ goes out to you and your family 👪.
I'm sorry for your loss. There's a lot of good, responsible people in this world, and there's a lot of irresponsible A-holes. Always has been, and unfortunately, probably always will be.
So deeply sorry for your loss 💔😢 that grief can never be healed 😭 thoughts & prayers always ❤️🙏
Saddest story ever. God bless all
My father was killed by a drunk driver when I was 6 years old and my mother was injured and never the same. This was 1969 and not much has changed. I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢
The story about the youngest boy not wanting to go to bed because he didn't know who else would die if he did, crying non stop for over two weeks, is heart breaking 💔
This is just unbelievably sad.
My dad died when I was 5 and that is exactly what I went through, but I thought, if left, they were not coming back. I remember every smell..... and the kindergarten teacher that reached me.
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@@kss8866 So sorry to hear that.
How tragic that she left twins behind who will never know her and her other heartbroken children. Deepest condolences to her husband and parents. So awful. (From a grieving parent)
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I am so sorry for your loss. We suffered a late miscarriage and my dad passed suddenly as well. I understand a measure of your pain.
We as a country need to take DUI much more seriously. 1st offense, 6 months in jail. If a life is taken, you go to prison for the rest of your life. Plain and simple. We are up in arms about gun related deaths in our country. Which is horrific in itself. But nobody talks about the ones we lose from selfish drunks. It is so unfair. Bless all these families.
Sooooo Right!!!!!!
Dan I totally agree with you. Murder is murder. It’s not like there is no info on what would happen if you drink and drive. I’m sure the gal is sorry and I hope she thinks about what she did, the rest of her life. It wasn’t going to happen to her, she could hold her booze. You should never be able to drive again and if someone lets you drive their car, they go to jail also. Yes this young lady should have been put in prison the rest of her life. Maybe that would impact the drinkers
Amen. I totally agree with you. Lock them up in prison and throw away the key. Maybe drink driver's should be made to go to the morgue and see the dead bodies of who they killed by being drunk and driving.👍🏻
@@barbvillarreal7440 Stopping drunk drivers and sending them to prison is one very very good way to illuminate some of this drunk driving. So sorry for this family and many many other families who have suffered these tragedies, all because of a drunk driver.
I agree with you 100%
When I think of those poor children, the husband, parents... 😢😢😢😢
They show such composure and compassion.
Katie looks like such a lovely person - you can just see it. And yes - the repercussions of one precious person killed like this are massive.
Well done, Katie's family. You are amazing. 💕
My dad was tragically killed when I was 5 and I had the same fears of everyone in my life dying. I still struggle at 40. I’m so sorry for your loss. Prayers for peace moving forward.
I’m so sorry for your loss 💔. I lost my sister to a drunk driver in June 1982. She was only 13 years old. I still miss her every day.
My heart breaks for your family. My daughter was arrested twice for DUI. I'd always told both of my kids if you've been drinking, call me and I will come and get you. Once she did. Then she was arrested and the judge had a daughter who was killed by a drunk driver. I hoped he would be tough on her so it would never happen again. He wasn't. Fast forward a couple years and she and her then boyfriend were out celebrating his birthday and both decided they were only a couple miles for their homes and both drove. She was arrested about 2 miles from her house and she blew a .331 so she was taken to the hospital for a blood draw. It was even higher and they were all shocked by how drunk she was as she only weighed about 100 lbs. They were shocked she wasn't dead. Long story short, we are now estranged because she said I was the worst mother on the planet and her drinking was my fault. She's now 41 and we have no contact. She won't let me see my grandsons who are 15 and 8. The oldest one hates me because he believes all the nasty things she's told him about me. I just thank God that she never hurt or killed anyone. I also pray for her to clean up her life that she's made a mess of. Some day I pray we can mend the rift but I don't hold my breath. She does finally admit she is an alcoholic so I guess that could be a first step. I hope and pray you & your children are doing well. God Bless you and your family.
Do not blame yourself in any way for this tragedy! Alcoholism is a terrible disease that ruins lives at every level. So ,so sorry for the plight you are in ! One day I hope your grandchildren will start to question whatever they have been told. You will see them again, I believe that because love for these children will win out !
Alcohol has ruined more lives than any other DRUG out there. I am so sorry for your pain & hope one day your selfish daughter will wake up - no mother deserves to be treated the way she is treating you.
The tragedy of alcohol and drugs when users get behind the wheels of vehicles and ruin so many lives ! And the courts are too lenient on these killers because that is what they are!, It is no different to getting a gun or knife and killing their victims! 6 beautiful children growing up without their Mum ? How can anyone make up for that or make excuses for the person driving the vehicle? Too terribly sad to even contemplate !
I have been with MADD from it's roots . My daughter pledged for SADD too.
This is really one of the saddest story , I have heard. God , please give them the strength to go thru this. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I have just started looking for a local MADD chapter to become involved in
@@elliesouza717 wonderful dear. It is a Noble cause. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is the most heartbreaking tragedy…. No words can express the sorrow🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
My 2 brothers and a sister in law were 16, 17 and 18 years old and were all 3 killed in my car by a drunk driver going 60 MPH in a 20 MPH zone through a red light.
They were all Christians but I was not. That was 47 years ago. I thank God for the wake up call and look forward to seeing my family and the then drunk driving in heaven because we are all now following Jesus. ❤Thank God for second chances.
I'm sorry for your loss. You will be with them in paradise some day.
@@kalalooney5964 Yes. Thank you. Easter means so much more now since I’m aware of it’s meaning.
Katie my love what a wonderful family you have. It is beyond tragic the way you died having just visited your beautiful girls. But this video just goes to show that your love and strength will go on in your beautiful family.
All of these stories are sad...this one is simply heartbreaking. God help this family to cope, especially the little guy who cried for 4 months.
Your heart is going to cry every time you see your grandchildren
This is so sad she never even got to enjoy her little girls, such a senseless crime.. so sorry for your loss.....
Thank you…Katie lives on in her children…..I too was in a accident with a drunk driver hitting my car…..17 1/2 years later I still suffer from the injury’s I recieved…he went to jail for 120 days…❤
Heartbroken for you & your children & Katie’s parents, your little boy crying for weeks just broke me, god bless you all, may Katie rest in peace x
Such a sad story. My heart goes out to this family. I’m happy this dad is making a difference. His children have wonderful grandparents and a father that will keep his children’s mothers memory alive. Together this family will not only survive but will strongly grow even closer as their guardian angel will make sure of that.
This is such a heartbreaking story. I remember this story when it happened. While I was telling everyone about it, I was emphasizing that she had kids and that she was coming home from visiting her babies in the NICU. And then I realized, no loss, no person’s life is any more valuable, or any more tragic, based on their current status in life or how many children they have or whether they are married, etc.
No one should die a preventable death; each one is just as tragic as the others. These horrific heartbreaking tragedies happen, because as human beings, we cannot accept or put ourselves in the place of someone that is going to cause a horrific tragedy. Someone who is drinking and does not feel drunk at all is not going to think they’re putting lives at risk. They are going to think that that happens when someone “really drunk” and impaired gets behind the wheel. Therefore, we cannot just rely on an individual's judgment as to whether they should drive, or even their friends, or the bartender for that matter. Also, we cannot rely on a person’s fear of punishments to stop them from getting behind the wheel. We need to have the technology. Every strategy that’s been tried so far obviously is not working. Or not working enough. These fatalities happen in a split second! We cannot turn back the clocks. New solutions need to be developed. Punishments like jail, loss of a license, etc. are not going to work because people do not believe that’s going to happen to them. The prevention of such horrific, heartbreaking tragedies cannot be left to somebody’s personal judgment. That is not the solution. I cannot repeat this enough! We must have the right, effective, constantly developing, and advancing technology to take the place of a person's judgment.
We must figure a way around the cost benefit analysis for corporate America (and beyond)!! how could there be a cost benefit analysis for lives lost?? In the meantime, can some philanthropists get together and finance the technology??
My heart and prayers go out to this entire family. From first learning about until now, this tragedy has struck a chord with me. I am so sorry for your loss. By fighting the status quo with the prevention of DUI/DWI you are creating a legacy. A piece of Katie will always be alive and with each of you.
Again, I lived in Norway for years, Gigi. They have the strictest drinking/driving laws I've ever come across: Even one drink, if caught, automatic three months in jail, loss of license for two years, and a fine of half your monthly income regardless of what it is. It does not matter who you are, doctor, lawyer, prime minister, the king etc. Second offense: longer jail time, permanent loss of license, and the fine skyrockets. There is zero, no pity, no excuses, no warnings for anyone. And that strictness involves far more than drinking/driving. I got caught speeding, first offense there. This was the late 1970s, and the fine was enormous. I told the officer this was my first offense. He firmly said "No, it's not. This is just the first time you've gotten caught." I speak fluent Norwegian, but he knew I was American by the name on my Norwegian license. You can be sure he knew exactly what we do here, and was having none of it, or me. It was in Norway that I learned exactly what law enforcement should be. Police officers are treated with the utmost respect there, and people have absolutely the right kind of fear when they're seen in the rearview mirror. This country should be ashamed for the countless pity parties given to these murderers, and that the police are pretty much not given that respect. Which, of course, is the reason drunk drivers and criminals in general have a field day flaunting their law breaking.
@@donnabaardsen5372 Well said Donna! I am of Norwegian descent and know some things about the country: my mom and sister made several trips there when Mom was alive, but I didn’t know about their very strict traffic laws. Good for them!! 👏🏼 If ONLY the powers that be here would enforce our laws like that rather than go after law-abiding citizens who are simply praying near an abortion clinic, for example.
So utterly shattered for your unthinkable loss. Big hugs & love for you all - beautiful Mama, daughter & wife. Thoughts & prayers forever as she will never be forgotten 😢💔🙏😭🙏
I lost my younger sister when she was 32 and going in to work at 7 in the morning. The driver drank all night and when he expected his dad to come in from work early in the morning, he decided to avoid his dad and go out and drive around till his dad went to bed. Meanwhile, he falls asleep at the wheel, drunker than a skunk and killed her. Her stepdaughter survived the crash but my sister died immediately. He got one year in the slammer and came out 8 months later. That, folks, is a slap in the face. He murdered someone and got 8 months for it. We miss her every day. Not sure what it’s going to take these drunk drivers to get it through their thick heads. I really don’t. :(
I’m so sorry for the loss of your sister! I believe that anyone who drinks and drives and causes an accident or death, should be charged with premeditated murder.
I hope your family is doing well. I'm so sorry for the loss of your wife, mother, daughter.
I am so sorry this happened and to think her last request to hold her baby was denied. Heartwrenching story.
Your strength marks a path for the children. You all are an example of love and care. All my love.
in 1992 my family lost my cousin to a drunk driver,she was on her way to graduate and was hit head on, my uncle was a first responder at the time and he got the call from dispatch about an accident involving a drunk driver, my uncle showed up at the scene and realized that was our cousins car and he rushed over there and instantly started to get her vitals and see if she bleeding any where and she told him something nobody knows what she said to my uncle that day but it has haunted him ever since he turned to alcohol,lost his marriage i think they need to make self driving vehicles for if u r drunk you do not have to drive just enjoy the ride hom.
My cousins name is Ginger Marsh and she had just turned 18.
No, they should 100% forbid even entering any vehicle after even one drink. Which is what this family is working towards. A device that detects alcohol on the person immediately, and the vehicle will not start, period. No coddling whatsoever for those who have even one drink, and drive.
If you are drunk your car shouldn't even be starting. You should have to blow in some tube and your car will be blocked if your are showing a breath alcohol
my sincere condolence for your. Mom she will always have her in your heart. We have lost two children 1987 one 1994.They stand first in our heart, we love to remember what they brought to our lives.
I am so sorry for your loss. I can’t even imagine what you’re going through. My prayers are with you and your family🙏🙏🙏
My heart goes out to this family and especially for her children.Praying and hoping for a better outcome from this huge big tragic event.
This is so heartbreaking 💔 😢 😞.
Sending prayers to you all, from the UK 🇬🇧 🙏 ❤ 💙
This story is SO heartbreaking! 💔 My heart goes out to Katie’s family for this tremendous loss of life. The daughter of one of my in-laws was caught driving under the influence. Thank God she didn’t hurt anyone or cause an accident, but she had to drive with a device on her car after that. It detected alcohol and caused the car not to start if she had any alcohol in her system. It was a wake-up call for her. She has been sober since the day she was caught (over a year ago) and is living a much happier life sober.
I pray your family finds healing. I love the picture of Katies’s parents holding the twins up to look at a framed photo of their precious mom holding them in the NICU. Mama, you don’t need to worry about healing meaning it will be “like Katie was never there.” You’re doing a beautiful job of keeping her spirit alive. ❤️🥰❤️
God bless you all. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
So very srry, she left behind everyone who adored her..over this senseless act..it breaks my heart..My condolences to her family..
My heart goes out to you...I lost a child to suicide, I know that pain of losing your baby. I am so so sorry....
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Thinking of you cinda! I'm a fellow loss mom I'm so sorry
What a sad story for Katie’s family. Saddest story ever. Those poor babies and children who will never get to see their dear mom again. Where’s the justice in all of this. She’ll walk out of prison to live her life and Katie’s family’s lives will be shattered forever. It’s so hard to go through. I feel for them all :(
Absolutely heartbreaking 💔
I'm so sorry your family has been through such heartache. God Bless you for working toward a solution. It's so hard to understand why all cars don't have the feature to prevent this from happening to one more person! 😢 ❤
God bless your family and all of the positive efforts that you are making for this cause. ❤
❤This is so heartbreaking , I can only say is that I am so very sorry.
You are in my thoughts and prayers🌹❤🌹
I love all of you. You are such a beautiful caring family. I'm so sorry that this happened to you and your precious children. So much has to be done to stop drunk drivers. I think it's because alcohol is so acceptable in our society. I'm praying for all of you. God bless you ❤️
My deepest sympathy to your family. Such a devastating loss for you. My heart ❤ goes out to you all & my prayers
My condolences and sympathy to this family.
My husband was killed four months ago. No breathalyzer, no toxicology on the driver because there wasn’t probable cause. My husband’s death wasn’t cause enough?! His body was subject to mandatory autopsy & toxicology. Only charged with misdemeanor of reckless driving. So much needs to change. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I’m so sorry this story is horrifying & sad! I’m so sorry for the pain that you’ve endured and still going through-specially those 6 precious children losing their mother at this age, sad what for??? Unnecessarily so many precious lives being wasted in this country, same thing needs to change! My condolences to the rest of her family. May the lord bless her children!
Our loved ones are never forgotten
Oh, so very sad. A beautiful family that has incurred a terrible tragedy that will never heal. What a brave and loving family. So sorry. God bless you all. May she rest in peace.
Such a wonderful tribute to Katie.
So very
very sad.Keep her in your heart and she will always
live in your hearts!!!!
How senseless that this beautiful young woman was taken from her babies.
There definitely needs to be more of a deterrent.
God bless you all.
Condolences to family and friends, RIP young lady ✝️🥀
Katie's parents and her husband are such strong people to make this video. I pray these laws will be changed to be MUCH stronger than they are now. As someone said in one of the posts, 6 months in jail for the first offense, and if someone dies it is life in prison. Then, add the technology to our vehicles so no other family or children has to suffer like this.
This happened where I live and this story made headlines for quite a while. I just hope the family and kids are doing ok. I can't even imagine the grief and this story has stayed with me and think of the family often. ❤️
The main story and some of the comments are absolutely heartbreaking 😢 Such a delightful family, they will somehow get through this 🙏
She was so loved. I
watched this & cryed.
I started shaking listening to your story. 😢😢😭😭😥
No words to say... great courage from you all..all the lovely angels are always taken first..❤❤❤❤love from UK
I’m so sorry, sad for your loss. My heart is twisted for you. This is the worst thing ever.
My heart breaks for you all! Accidents happen but damn it, this one and thousands more were preventable!
so so sad ....but so well done ...good people doing good things ...much love from Queensland...x
We need more people like these, trying to help
Praying for the whole family for healing. My heart broke when I listened to the video. Yes! No more drunk driving!.
Such a heat braking story. God Bless to you all.
my heart breaks for everyone. i have been wondering why there is no ''app'' that locks the auto, if there is alcohol detected. Sadly today Katie's Father answered the question.Katie i did not know you but i send you prayers to heaven.The family and the young boys, i hope and pray they find peace. The twins i hope they are blossoming and growing strong. The Dad is a rock, the Mom is working so hard to fill the shoes. The Dad is such a super guy, i wish and pray he is doing ok. i am very sorry.
May God bless this beautiful family and give the Dad strength I lost my son 2021 in a different way he was 15 my sonshine boy I'm so sorry baby I didn't know
What an inspiration from something so horrific ❤️🙏
I feel devastated for your family 😢, those poor children having to grow up without their beautiful Mother, so terribly unfair. I’m afraid I wouldn’t be as forgiving. That irresponsible selfish person should never be allowed to forget what she did. I do hope your family are pulling through the tragedy. ❤
So sorry; no words😢
Wow that was amazing… Ty for sharing
Saddest story. I hope this family gets through this.❤️
No that my thoughts and prays are with you. I hope you don't mind, but I've put you and your families on our prayer roll.
Oh mein Gott, was für eine Tragödie, was für eine Traurigkeit sie ausstrahlen. Es tut mir so sehr leid für die Eltern, die Kinder und den Vater. Ich wünsche ihnen alles alles Gute für die Zukunft ❤
No words 💔 😢
Anyone who drives drunk should be charged with murder. The punishment isn't strong enough. A beautiful mother taken which could of been prevented. My heart breaks for her family 😢
I'm so sorry for your loss. May God bring you peace as she rests.
So sad so sorry in my prayers Katie RIPGreetings from South Africa
Thankyou for sharing your story, so sorry to hear of the loss of your wife, daughter and Mum. I could tell you are a Christian family, Jesus is coming back soon, and you will all be together for eternity. 🙏🙏 May our great God and Savior Jesus bless you all, love Bronny, Western Australia 💖🇦🇺
This breaks my heart 😢
Prayers for this family must be so hard on them..God please help this family to ease their pain.
My sincere condolences on the death of your dear Katie! May she rest in peace! Please know she is praying for all of you! 🙏🏻❤️✝️🙏🏻
Awwweww prayers 🙏 😢 ❤️ I am a fraternal twin with a sister hope the person who caused it gets jail. So unacceptable 😑
She’ll never experience her biggest wishes… Being a girl mom… may she rest in peace and her family be happy even if it’s hard ❤
😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏so sorry about your beautiful daughter my heartfelt condolences stay strong and God bless your beautiful family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤
I drove back and forth from the NICU 2 hours away for 4.5 months. I cannot imagine what my family incl newborn son would have done if I didn’t come home one night. Absolutely devastating. I’m so sorry this family has had to endure the loss of Katie 😢 Those poor children. So sad for them. Drunk driving is preventable. Plan ahead. Take an Uber. The repercussions are for generations.
My only sister Denise was killed by a drunk driver in 1983. The driver spent 1 night in jail but years later after my mothers frequent letters to him ,the driver and my mother were able to meet. The meeting was a healing experience for both . The driver’s life had been radically changed when he allowed Jesus Christ into his life. Interestingly, he and his wife had a daughter who was born on the day my sister was killed.
What a beautiful, strong, loving family. Automobile safety shouldn't need to be mandated. The ability to prevent the impaired from driving should be as standard as brakes, tail lights and door locks. I'm so sorry for the loss of Katie, and for all those who've lost loved ones to drunk or impaired drivers.
My sincerest condolences
Oh this is so tragic! I’m so very sorry!
❤ Sickening. ❤ I am so very sorry for your loss of Katie. ❤ Prayers for your children 🙏 Prayers for you 🙏 ❤
So, so, so ,so, VERY sorry…🙏…A friend of mine lost her husband to a drunk driver years ago…😢💐blessings
So sorry for the loss of your beautiful Katie. May you find comfort and strength knowing that she is now in the arms of our Saviour Jesus Christ in Heaven. 🤲🏻💖🙏🏻
My niece was hit by a drink driver doing over 90 mph on a suspended license for DUIs. He hit her, flipped her car, left her unconscious and for a few minutes after she regained consciousness she could not see. It's inexcusable to drink anything and get behind the wheel
very sad and very brave of the family to cope with their loss especially with the children.
Wow RIP Beautiful Angel 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹Sad Story For Real 🙏🌹 Katie Evans 🌹🙏 She was so beautiful and very young 2 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪 From Edinburg Texas
DRINKING, no driving, if all can just do that, then lifes can be safed and hearts wont break, pray for you all, 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🙌
Somebody once told me that when you get behind the wheel of a vehicle it is potentially a death machine. Drunk drivers, tired drivers, boy-racer drivers, all the same, with the same potential. This is just so, so sad and my heart goes out to the family who has to live with the consequences.
I pray the girl who was over the limit, takes stock of what she has done and NEVER drinks and drives again, but knowing the weakness of humans, I would never hold my breath on that.
Condolences to your precious family. Prayers to these children, who lost their Mother.
I'm so sorry.bless all of you with comfort.
My anger and hatred would get the best of me. I could never forgive anyone for such a preventable situation.