Mom Posts Video of Her 3 Children Killed by a Drunk Driver on the Day They Are Buried
There's nothing more devastating for a parent than having to bury a child, and for Jennifer Neville-Lake, that nightmare has become a reality in the most tragic way possible — all three of her beautiful children were killed by an alleged drunk driver.
On Sept. 27, 2015, Neville-Lake's three children — Daniel, 9, Harrison, 5, and Milly, 2 — were in the car with their grandparents and great-grandmother when they were struck by another car in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Gary Neville, the children's grandfather, was also killed in the crash, and the other two adults sustained injuries. Harrison and Milly died at the hospital, holding hands and listening to their grandmother sing to them over the phone.
In a video posted to Facebook on Oct. 17, the day the children were buried, Neville-Lake reflected on her children and this tragedy:
"Today is the day we bury my family. Ed's and my hopes for the future, our legacy and our dreams will be committed to the ground for eternity along with my father who was the 'patriarch' of my family.
Ed and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary looking at the caskets full of our broken and stolen dreams. But our day was supposed to have another beginning and I came across the video that shows it. Just over 2 months ago our children began rehearsing a dance that they were going to perform for us on Friday Oct 2 in the morning - our 10th wedding anniversary. Our life as a family was far from 'picture perfect' but it was ours and it was our paradise. I came across this song called 'Just Another Day In Paradise' and the kids wanted to dance to it. Every night at dinner we would pray and I would always ask for another day with the ones I love.
Here is the only rehearsal I have on record but it shows the personalities of each of them. If you knew Harry please take note of far he had come by seeing how he dances and twirls. Milly giggles throughout as my beautiful Daniel directs his brother and sister. You can hear the exasperation in his voice when they don't always follow his direction and see how lovingly he helps to guide them. You will notice that Harry is in a dress, the truth is that for self help skills it was easier for him to be independent wearing a dress then if he wore pants. This was also the day he was able to successfully put on and take off his socks completely independently.
Thank you for watching my children. All your love and prayers are always appreciated. God bless."