A nine-month-old baby will never be able to experience Christmas with his parents, while a young couple, who were to be married next June, were allegedly hit at high speed by a drunk driver, killing them instantly, just weeks before the holiday. .
“My heart hurts so much now that you’re gone. Life is so unfair. All because of a drunk driver [… ] You were one of my biggest role models growing up. She made me Beckett’s little aunt. I will always be there for him. “We all will be,” Savannah Harding’s sister, Brooklyn, wrote in a sad Facebook post, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. New York Post Monday.
On the night of December 9, the 22-year-old woman and her fiancé, Jacob Hahn, 24, were driving in Ohio when their car was violently struck by a driver in a Kia Soul, causing them to head in the opposite direction.
They were then hit head-on by a second car that was unable to avoid them, instantly killing the parents of nine-month-old baby Beckett.
The couple, whose testimonials rose on Facebook, were planning to marry next June.
“Angry that an irresponsible and reckless woman took the lives of two young men who were just starting to live their lives. “My heart is absolutely broken for sweet Beckett, because he will never know how extraordinary his parents were and how much they loved him!” recounted the young father’s cousin, Brooke Johnson, In turn, according to what was reported by the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. New York Post.
For her part, the driver of a Kia Soul, Samantha Hammons, 55 years old, was charged with two counts of aggravated murder while driving under the influence of alcohol, according to documents from judicial reports reported by American media.
During the collision, his two daughters were in the back of his car, according to American media. She was booked into the Wood County Jail, according to Perrysburg Municipal Court documents, while awaiting trial.