My brother was killed by a drunk driver he got 2 years in prison he's out now but my brother is gone forever

Friends don’t exist No one is your friend if they offer you drugs or alcohol

It was 1996 we were in Jr. high, and his name was Braden. He died during a joy ride with my friends. Everyone in the car was affected, the driver that was charged with his death and the theft of the car, one girl had numerous lacerations, another girl needed steel poles in both her legs (she grew 2 inches), but he was dead. A few years later a different friend was involved in a similar car accident w/ her little brother while we were in high school. She left with a broken arm, lacerations throughout her body, and without her brother. I say all that to say we all think it’s not going to happen to us. Gone are the days of living care free. I’m 41 and will follow my child everywhere! Oh you’re 36 and have a wife and kids (my grandchildren) best believe I’m psycho and will be in the grocery parking lot waiting for you to be done meal prep shopping. God gave us all the time!

She said they were good kids that made 1 bad decision??? Um that escalated quickly, it was MANY bad decisions: sneaking out at night, drinking underaged, driving intoxicated, not wearing a seatbelt, didn't call 911 until someone's mom called. What is going on here?

That’s a lot of detail to go into about your own child’s death. And for a press conference. I don’t understand why she chose to put herself through that.

Now I understand how she’s so comforted, she’s a believer Still is a hard thing to go through

So sorry for their loss, but I also have so much respect for what they're doing and the posthumous legacy they're to build for their son.

THEY CALLED A MOM BEFORE CALLING 911!?! SHAME. He's laying there dead and they still are trying to avoid consequences. Wow.

Thank you Mama for sharing your heartbreaking story to help others! You are doing something BIG. You are using your loss to advocate for other parents! God bless you. ❤ This life is temporary & thank you for going above and beyond !

Say what you want but this teenage behavior shouldn't be normalized. Put the fear of God back in these kids, people! Discipline your kids and let people discipline their kids. To much freedom and privacy given to young people.

God bless this family

This is so heartbreaking.

Thousands of videos like this and it does nothing as so many people in society are selfish, and never want to think of consequences for themselves or other beings around them.

Im so very sorry for your loss. I know the pain . Praying for you and your family.

Stop making excuses

I hope that young lady realizes she got away with murder… A vehicle is a very powerful weapon. We earn our license for obeying the laws. Every time someone else is in your car, remember their life’s in your hands. So you better be careful 😾

Thankyou for sharing this, you are the most precious parents, thankyou. Thankyou so much for sharing your pain.❤from Northern Michigan

This has been going on for years. They called other mom because of alcohol

Really that all she got the system is a joke. She should be doing life in prison. She made a decision that caused someone life. I'm sorry I be fighting for life in prison. What that person received is a slap in the face.

Show those teens are not gonna be held accountable at all, looks like Garrett took one for the team.

Mom said "Normal teenage kids having fun in the moment." How is drinking and doing donuts in a car having fun?? In my opinion that's not fun for a teenager to do. Teenagers need to learn to wear their seatbelts among learning other important things.

😢Sorry for ur loss. Thank u for sharing ur story. It was beautifully written. They were jus being teens and its unfortunate this had to end tragically🙏🏾 I do believe the sentencing was too light.

God bless your family all your days ✝️🕊️🇺🇸 Your son Rest in peace ✝️🕊️🇺🇸

Um...im not sure why she felt the need to go on camera with this overdramatic story...why are people so desperate for social media attention. What is the point of this!?

Not all boys say yes

When they are little you do everything to protect them. When they grow up they do everything you tell them not to do and what their friends ask them to do.😢

How did the 17 year old purchase alcohol?? They said the friend got off work and then they went to a store to purchase alcohol but then said both girls were 17...? Did the other mom buy it for them and that's just the story they put out?? I need to know more about this, did the person that sold the alcohol get in trouble?? Enquiring minds want to know! 💔🙏

I want to hug your family. Especially your daughter. Prayers for your healing and may your ministry touch lives and change hearts, those that grieve and those who sympathize.

RIP to the young man. Sad he had to lose his life this way. Talk and teach your kids about what happens when you make bad decisions. My son grew up watching life after lockup, cops, and the first 48. I also told him that if he made those decisions that he would have to do the time. It could be a matter of life or death. He became a mentor to kids at his high school, parenting makes a difference.

Sneaking out at night, drinking under age, ........ nothing good can come out of this kind of behaviour. Hope parents get rights to discipline their kids.

Lol 4 months. Girl please... prison for her!!

Thank you for a beautiful testimony.

The weight of guilt the daughter will carry with her for the rest of her life is the worst punishment imaginable.

So sorry for the loss of your son😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Sorry, but his death is not going to do anything, this has been going on for years. It’ll. Continue to happen.

Wow, I'm so sorry for their loss and I hope Marissa can forgive herself. I have to give respect to this mother for taking her tragic loss and using it to warn others.

The strongest people are those that can use unspeakable tragedy to do good in their communities.

Prayers 🙏

Make sure the kids in your life, 10 to 22, see this story, this video, this warning of what NOT to do! ❤

😢😢😢 in my prayers so sorry for your loss

It’s crazy, we are all guilty of sneaking alcohol and sadly sometimes it turns out tragically. God Bless you and yours ❤

😢sorry about ur loss sending prayers ur way😅

Great talk, informative and not too long!!! Good job mama!!! Even ended on a positive note!!! YAY!

I am praying for you and your family

Of coarse he's gonna say yes???

May the Father in Heaven help you with the loss of your son and heal the pain of these girls. The only comment you made I couldn't agree with was "all teenagers would go" that's not necessarily true. It takes away from those who choose to make the right decision by choosing a different lifestyle choice. Walking the road less traveled. Don't get me wrong everyone makes a bad decision at sometime in their life but the consequences may not be as deadly.

We expected ours might be capable of this behavior so we told them repeatedly dont drink and drive ,we will pick them up at any hour. It helped mine one was known as a desinated driver for his drunkfriends ride home one became a ff emt. Remind them dont drive with thier drunk friends driving either

🙏🏾Amen!

They made a bad decision drinking and driving. Stop drink and driving. Especially teenagers they think everything is easy but is not.

Thank god it was her children lost that day not some innocent person

Omg 😭

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My cousin was killed by a drunk driver. Penalties need to be so harsh it screws up their life for a while.

A truly tragic story and much unfortunate loss. Not just for the young man who lost his life, but for the young lady that will spend the rest of her life knowing she killed her little brother but through all that pain and destruction. She only got 4 months locked up. Anybody else would have got a lot more than 4 months behind bars for drinking under age as well as driving under the influence and the vehicular homicide. Where is the true Justice?

Is he the drunk that killed eight people on that bus, not that night?

Teens sneaking out, drinking and breaking tha law hmm, Sorry for your loss

Who sold teenagers alcohol?!

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Killed doing doughnuts in a parking lot? Man, that’s a tough break.

This is so sad. Good kids don't drink and drive though.

Wake up parents

Normal teenage kids ?? Drinking and driving. Huh🤔. Smh. Dont drink and drive PERIOD. im sorry for everyone that was compacted and affected

Why are these men/ dads quiet? The driver more jail time. Like 10yrs more

I don’t ever feel any sadness for drunk drivers that lose their lives because we all know the dangers of it. Hate to say it but they failed as parents and still fail at it if they see the not wearing a seat belt as the main problem

Awful 😢

All the judgy's in the comments section shame on you. Most have a story or a few of sneaking out, drinking alcohol or driving recklessly as teens or doing other things that could have turned out badly. Just some of were luckier than others. This is just a sad sad story all across the board. Kids don't think we ALL know that. I do think that the sentencing was too light. It's needs to be clear to kids that consequences are harsh for bad choices. I get that some will say "oh she will regret this forever and have to live with it" and that is true BUT consequences still need to be harsh due to that result of bad choices.

Answer put driving age up to 18

That's not fun that's trying to do something that they see other people doing

Sounds like a darwin award right there.

Just read the facts

What's wrong with this woman??? She said they were just kids "having fun". Obviously, her sons life meant nothing as she worries more about her daughter. The driver literally got away with murder. This whole story is shameful.

"[Daughter] was always a good kid" Obviously not.

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Laurie Schoenfeld, my alleged friend. Snuck out at night. Clyde, oh. Odd. I was an exception, do righter child. Shy. Good kid. My alleged mom said, "You know why I put you with Laurie? " "No." My reply. "Because she is bad." That was not nice.

This world is really screwed up smh god come make it flood again

Ban alcohol ban alcohol in restaurant, Ban, liquor and club ban bars everywhere

So fake

She needs to held accountable as well these teens acting out due to something at home,probably didn't buy him a vape or ps5

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A NORMAL FRIDAY NIGHT, is APPARENTLY NOT KNOWING WHAT THE HELL YOUR KIDS ARE DOING!!! THAT was not tye first time your kids were hanging with/or drinking with those kids...."he's a teenage boy so he says yes" is an excuse for not parenting throughly.

STEAMING LOAD, "Mommy Dearest".....YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN where he was and what he was doing UNTIL he became an adult....

Okay i respect drunk driving but thee is lyft and Uber now shouldnbotnhsve to drink and drive

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