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@Stoney0714 Жыл бұрын
I’m going through this right now with my son. He was a passenger in a vehicle and someone ran the light and hit them. Now my son has brain injury and the injuries are in multiple areas. He still hasn’t woken up it’s been a week. If anyone sees this,can y’all say a prayers for my boy? He is only 24 with his whole life ahead of him.
@patriciahigh1310 Жыл бұрын
I am sorry you're going through this. I am absolutely praying for you and your family. God bless you.
@ericathom8973 Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, I am truly sorry. Will definitely keep you and your loved ones on my thoughts!
@Stoney0714 Жыл бұрын
@@patriciahigh1310 thank you so much. He really needs them. He is such a good boy. No one deserves this. 😪
@Stoney0714 Жыл бұрын
@@ericathom8973 thank you so much. He is my boy. My first born, such a good kid.. 😪
@sharongrigg5336 Жыл бұрын
I'm so so sorry 😞 I can't imagine what you're going through. Sending prayers, love n my thoughts for you & your son. Keep strong my lovely 💕
@matthewwheeler4572 Жыл бұрын
@MrBallen although there is a lot more to this story, I think you did a good job with it. I am actually Whitney`s Husband. We were dating for about a year at this point. I want to say thank you for touching on the relationship between the two families. The VanRyn family is amazing. Truly incredible, loving people. After they found out about the mix up they didn't flip out and stomp out of the hospital. They stayed by Whitney's side even though they knew it wasnt Laura. They supported her and watched over her until her parents could get there. They showed compassion and grace. Beautiful people. We still talk and see each other to this day. Although the mix up gets alot of attention in this story... never forget the 4 others that died as well : Monica, Brad, Betsy, Laurel. They were all amazing.
@autumnbackhaus1244 Жыл бұрын
Yes, you are absolutely correct. We must not forget about the other 4 souls who lost their lives due to this accident. It makes me tear up thinking about the families who all received that phone call that changed their lives forever. Such a great loss. Lots of love.
@stoptheinsanity8963 Жыл бұрын
I was ok during the story until I got to your comment. It broke me. As a mother I cannot imagine what either family had to endure & honestly I hope I never do. Thank you for sharing some of the blessings that came out of such a tragedy. I’m going to order the book now.
@katlyncurran3890 Жыл бұрын
God bless you all ❤❤❤❤
@marytramp5678 Жыл бұрын
@@lagear2165 her teeth were NEVER messed up! Whitney's were different from Laura's so they appeared to be "messed up". they thought that Whitney was Laura. and bc of the accident the whole jaw/teeth had been shifted ( actually happens quite frequenly in violent accidents). however it WASN'T Laura it WAS Whitney. therefore there was no shifting of the jaw/teeth. smh i'd like to tell you to go back to school for some reading comprehension but there was no reading involved.... so maybe put a finger in one ear while listening so what your listening to stays in there and catches on whatever is rattling around in there, maybe that will help??
@whimsygrove9971 Жыл бұрын
This made me cry. The fact that the family stayed by Whitney even though she wasn't theirr daughter is seriously beautiful. I cannot imagine the turmoil that family must've had to endure right at that moment. I wish you and Whitney all the best and I hope she's full healed now from her accident.
@Celeste-jh2lj Жыл бұрын
Aw man imagine thinking your daughter survived just to learn she actually didnt make it and the girl you think is your daughter isnt your child. That would crush me
@kylerbenson9520 Жыл бұрын
i know right-- that's absolutely crushing-- like id just die on the spot id spontaneously combust- ok but in all seriousness yea that would be crushing and would be horrible for someone's mental health and would hurt so bad-
@brendan6747 Жыл бұрын
Just shows how completely selfless Laura's family is, im pretty astonished
@cheriessoblessedformerlyfear Жыл бұрын
Especially since it sounds like the one girl was buried and the funeral was for wrong girl
@Celeste-jh2lj Жыл бұрын
@@cheriessoblessedformerlyfear right. Id be shattered.
@adammoore652 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely crazy story
@stephenzimny1008 11 ай бұрын
As a paramedic myself, they did their job. People dont understand what 'load and go' means. You see this is a life and death situation, you get that person to the hospital. The hospital has so much more time to properly ID. I wouldnt even call this a screw up by the medics at all. They helped prolong her life.
@kalebhopkins2688 10 ай бұрын
I agree with that we seen more stuff than you're freshly firefighters and EMT
@jaymike3302 10 ай бұрын
Yeah it's not the job of the first-responders to ID the victims.
@jencita8509 9 ай бұрын
That’s a really great point. The paramedics saved a life. It was much more the hospital that didn’t ID properly, or someone else in this situation.This video should definitely be titled differently.
@Inprogress_of_newbeginings 8 ай бұрын
Agreed, especially because the mistake didn't cause Laura's death.
@Eyesorecrymore 8 ай бұрын
@@jencita8509not the first time one of his titles don't make sense. I do enjoy his storytelling but there's too much opinion and dare I say embellishments?.
@Kyle2551 Жыл бұрын
When you specifically mentioned one girl had a closed casket visitation, and then other girl was alive but bandaged head to toe, my mind immediately went to this horrible outcome. How do you even begin to explain this to the families? I can't even begin to fathom how they felt.
@marleemum7057 Жыл бұрын
Crazzzzzzzzy! Ain't no words to describe this.
@siccodierdorp6947 Жыл бұрын
I was fearing it already from the 5:19 mark....
@chumbucketsburner2937 Жыл бұрын
Bro im getting pretty sick of youtube mobile showing the top comment when i havent clicked the comments section. Spoiled the video. Again. Great.
@NothingIsWrongToday Жыл бұрын
@@chumbucketsburner2937 as someone who just watched this video on my phone. You can literally completely ignore the comments.
@fioafionawright8604 Жыл бұрын
@@NothingIsWrongToday wow that’s very nice for you , you must have a different operating system or browser, your not the only person who exists , and bro isn’t the only person who finds losers posting a summary annoying..
@philiptucker7590 Жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine the family who found out that her daughter actually died. Had to be a huge roller coaster of emotions 😢
@CaleCoast Жыл бұрын
this comment appeared under the video, I didn't ask to see spoilers. not uour fault but come on KZfaq algo God.
@dc7993 Жыл бұрын
@@CaleCoast just don't read comments before.
@Missuskeefe Жыл бұрын
@@CaleCoast that is why you don't read the comments BEFORE you watch the video. This is a practice I adhere to.
@bobbieperry3201 Жыл бұрын
@@CaleCoast I'm actually glad that @philip tucker said what happen cuz I didn't get it at first. But I understand what ur saying.
@PoppedAndFlopped Жыл бұрын
@@CaleCoast You didn't ask to see spoilers, but you were reading the comments? What do you expect?
@shamalamadingdong1417 6 ай бұрын
I've heard this story before, and one detail that was left out, was that "Whitney's" funeral was filmed, so she literally got to watch her own funeral...Everyone that showed up, everything that was said about her.....That must've been profound to see.
@ericduncan7266 5 ай бұрын
That’s crazy to even think about. I wouldn’t want to watch it if it were me. That would give me chills.
@gaston6800 5 ай бұрын
@@ericduncan7266 Nah, it'd be really nice to see how much people care about you
@ericduncan7266 5 ай бұрын
@@gaston6800 true
@JackButland-tt9zk 3 ай бұрын
@@gaston6800and what about if people didn't care, how would you feel then?
@gaston6800 3 ай бұрын
@@JackButland-tt9zk That would suck
@bassicallyandre Жыл бұрын
I always think about how no matter how careful you live your life, it can always dramatically change for the worse or even end simply by being at the wrong place, at the the wrong time.
@redefinedliving5974 Жыл бұрын
This is so true. This happened to a college mate who had everything so perfect until he accidentally hit and killed someone
@rotcorp6 Күн бұрын
this is true for me the opposite way. I should have died many times and know people who shouldn’t have
@SimplyEmmatation Жыл бұрын
I was worried about watching this one. My grandma was the staff member that was lost in this accident. This is something I have had to relive so many times in my life and yet I hadn't seen these pictures since they were on the news 16 years ago. I've never read the book so I've never heard the story like this. You did such a good job, thank you for being a great story teller.
@ILikeSoda229 Жыл бұрын
My condolences 🙏
@andrewsld Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you have found a way to heal, and that her memory brings you comfort.
@ChadAF_YT Жыл бұрын
live, laugh, love.
@CalvinCandieMO Жыл бұрын
@@ChadAF_YT ??
@Thejxns Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! By sharing that piece of your truth, it makes the “staff member” a real person. She was a mother, a grandmother, and she’s loved and missed! I’m really sorry for your loss!
@itsMBWAAA Жыл бұрын
In 2010 my best friend and I were thrown out of the windshield of my truck and my friend sadly passed away at the scene. The paramedics mixed the two of us up and they told my parents that I was the one who passed away. The paramedics drove my family to the hospital to see a grievance counselor and while they were waiting, a nurse came out and told my parents that I was awake and stable enough for a visit. My parents said “you must have us mixed up, our son didn’t survive” so the nurse came back to me and asked my birthday etc etc and she went back and said “he says he is your son, so you should probably come and see” and of course they then found out that I was the one who survived. Conversely, my buddy’s family then got the news that he was in fact the one who didn’t survive
@ellielou52 Жыл бұрын
That's horrible for both families, I'm sorry you lost your buddy, that's traumatic when aren't with them when you lose them, I can't imagine having been WITH any of my deceased friends when it happened...
@st.francisanddr.pepper1304 Жыл бұрын
Thats crazy.
@thomaslloyd815 Жыл бұрын
I’m a CDL driver from Indiana, and it’s terrible that this happened, but it’s crazy how quickly this stuff happens in the road, always pay attention to your surroundings, and if you’re tired or worried ALWAYS pull over!
@lena-Ramone Жыл бұрын
Company treating truckers like slaves and giving them shit . Sounds well over worked the ones who should get time are the company bosses. He needed sleep he's human
@jaketane1717 Жыл бұрын
@@lena-Ramone yes of course but maybe put on the brakes first
@ajat3202 Жыл бұрын
@@lena-Ramone he should have rested first
@afro_snake6458 Жыл бұрын
@lena-Ramone theres laws that limit cdl driving time for this very reason. Truck drivers are held to a higher standard than the average joe
@Sundog0811 Жыл бұрын
I will.never understand why people pull out in front of a big truck more than they would a small vehicle. They don't understand how dangerous it is. I never did that though before driving a big rig. Stop doing that, idiots. These trucks don't stop easily and they weigh 100x your vehicle. It will be like a brick versus an empty pop can colliding at 20mph
@kath3832 Жыл бұрын
Wow this was a heartbreaking story for Laura's family, and all those that died in the accident. I am so happy for Whitney's family though and so happy the families had such a bond over what happened ❤️
@haroldscott9335 10 ай бұрын
Amazing people who love and live, not common
@orangesunset9786 Жыл бұрын
Whitney's mother was actually a teacher at my school and she told this story to all of her students over the years, it truly is a story that is a miracle while also being a tragedy. It's crazy to hear this being told by someone I watch regularly.
@spoodymans Жыл бұрын
X doubt
@walterbrunswick Жыл бұрын
@@spoodymans X dislike your comment
@Maddenmvp_yt Жыл бұрын
How’s it a miracle 5 people died yeah you can say 4 people didn’t die but still wouldn’t call 5 people dying a miracle
@paro4128 Жыл бұрын
@@Maddenmvp_yt i think they meant it was a miracle for Whitney’s family but a tragedy for Laura’s family.
@experiencedpeople5368 Жыл бұрын
@@spoodymans If the first thing you do when you see someone who have met the people that are mentioned in the video is releasing the "pic or didn't happen" energy, then it would've been a privilege for them to meet those people irl
@MissMfMurder Жыл бұрын
The moment I heard you mention Laura and Whitney looking very similar and then following it up with the horrible crash, my heart sank. I knew where this story was going. I feel so bad for the families. What a roller coaster of emotions they all had to endure.😔
@steve390gold Жыл бұрын
Ditto. I totally called it before the punch hit. As a dad myself this is an absolute gut check of a story. Got choked up for sure.
@Chio_OB Жыл бұрын
Yep as soon as he mentioned the phone calls it twigged. Horrible in every way
@picklepants4726 Жыл бұрын
This same thing happened to my dad when he was a teenager. There was a car accident and both he and his friend were greatly injured and had both crushed their faces beyond recognition, In a miracle with the mixup between my dad and his friend. His friend was in much worse shape and had no insurance, but was mistaken for my father and put in life support and got top quality treatment that he wouldnt have gotten without the mistake and my father's insurance. By the time they fixed the mixup they both were stable and lived through.the ordeal. It was a miracle disguised as a mistake. Without the added help my dad's friends very likely would.have passed away.
@kosmosfan01 Жыл бұрын
That is definitely where my suspicion peaked as well the further he got into the story. When he described what the therapist asked to be written on the paper that the person should have known but kept getting it wromg, it sealed it for me that it was the name. I remembered watching an episode of 9-1-1 that had a similar case to this one with two best friends getting misidentified as the main dilemma for the episode.
@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou Жыл бұрын
@@picklepants4726 Pretty fucked up that he would've been allowed to die because of his insurance situation. Definitely something wrong with that system.
@itsbrittanybtch Жыл бұрын
Poor Laura's family. Imagine thinking your daughter was alive to find out that they'd mistaken her. I mean, Whitney's family too... but, I'd rather think someone is dead then get the good news they weren't than vice versa. Such a tragic thing to have happen either way.
@t99155 Жыл бұрын
Bruh this story was so crazy! Geez how heartbreaking to find out that it’s not your daughter who survived but then the realization that she actually passed…but man I’m glad Whitney had survived and the families stayed in touch ❤
@dianacollins2960 Жыл бұрын
Everyone that had gone to Whitney’s funeral drove down and attended Laura’s funeral. I’m from Gaylord and remember all of this. My kids knew Whitney, her sister and her Mom. As I did as well. Whitney is married and has 2 kids. She has written a book about her experience. They are a very wonderful family and yes, have stayed close to Laura’s family.
@Tomatohater64 Жыл бұрын
As a former trauma nurse for 32 years, I can actually see how this might happen. Just a very, very sad situation.
@cv6442 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing a job I never could 💜
@Treeofwysdm Жыл бұрын
Stephen, yep. A really sad, bizarre situation but I can see how such a mix up would happen. Definitely no ill intent on anyone's part.
@valkyrieaerialphotography2201 Жыл бұрын
I applaud your dedication. Truly. 💯🎯👍🏼✅
@MorningStarMidnightSun Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your lengthy and dedicated service ♥️
@SBHKur0 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. Hope all is well for you, I’ve never been in that kind of situation but doing healthcare, i only lasted 3 years max because of the toll it took mentally. It really takes a special kind of person to hold down healthcare jobs tbh, again thank you.
@lisac3577 Жыл бұрын
As a recently retired 20 year death investigator this was one of my biggest fears. Misidentifying someone would be absolutely devastating to everyone involved, myself included.
@smartyjonez5470 Жыл бұрын
Ballen went from posting 4 videos a week with no sponsors to one video per 4 weeks with a sponsor crowbarred into the middle of the story. I guess the 100s of thousands of dollar he makes from his millions of subscribers isn’t enough. He has to get that extra sponsor money. He became such a greedy sell out
@jake-y Жыл бұрын
how did you get into that job? what experience?
@smartyjonez5470 Жыл бұрын
@@jake-y death investigator is a weird title. If he is telling the truth (it’s the internet so there’s a great chance he’s lying) he either would be a detective (working for police) or work as an investigator or doctor for the medical examiner office (but his official title would never be death investigator lol)
@HELLRZR-nm3vv Жыл бұрын
@@smartyjonez5470 Are you seriously pissing, moaning, and crying about excellent free content? Your mommy must pay your house bills still.
@bgood213 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever experienced ghost paranormal experiences??
@seankelly8902 Жыл бұрын
This happens more than you would think, happened to my friend in high school both of them passed in a car accident and one of them had a fake ID and it wasn’t his real ID it was another guys that we all used to hang out with. Police called his parents and told them their son was in a fatal car accident and they ran upstairs and their son was sleeping in bed, it didn’t make it as far as this video but wow what a tragedy
@aprilslack3539 Жыл бұрын
As horrible as it is.... my heart sings for the parents who's daughter literally came back from the dead....
@dobanator4501 Жыл бұрын
Nah, what Laura's family went through was way worse than just losing a child.
@Ben89420 10 ай бұрын
@@dobanator4501they weren't saying it was worse
@TyJayT7666 10 ай бұрын
@@dobanator4501fr bro that shit would hurt
@Archon_of_Freedom_ 9 ай бұрын
@@TyJayT7666I cannot imagine if a close family member died like that.... I don't think I could handle it. I've lost family.... But not like that.
@Archon_of_Freedom_ 9 ай бұрын
@@dobanator4501 Amen to that.. I hope they're able to heal.
@deandreagillon Жыл бұрын
I was 5 minutes into the video when I realized the story you were telling. I remember when this happened and it was heart wrenching. Thank you for telling the story with respect.
@The_Farmish_One Жыл бұрын
Is it really sunny in Philly?
@kuitaranheatmorus9932 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@landisratliff9565 Жыл бұрын
Me too. I live in Indy and remember when this happened. It was really sad 😕
@texasdandv1 Жыл бұрын
Being a truck driver this story terrified me. Every day the thought of having an accident is on my mind. I know I could never live with myself if this happened to me. My prayers go out to both families
@blackhand207 Жыл бұрын
And it never will happen if you drive responsibly and don't push yourself beyond your limits meaning take the proper breaks to get sleep in between and you won't have to ever worry about running some poor family down in a minivan or a Bus full of innocent people
@sudhirsingare3753 Жыл бұрын
Replace your thought of having accident with following affirmations: I am Loveful being. I am safe and protected God's powers. I am the most safe driver in the universe. I spread joy and happiness. I am blessed with everything I need. Om Shanti.
@Ryukved4882 Жыл бұрын
Same here brother I have same thoughts being in this profession.
@Ryukved4882 Жыл бұрын
@@sudhirsingare3753 Thanks Bhai it's a good thought, I will be doing the same from now on, as being in this profession I had similar mentality like the above @Daniel Castillo. That was a wise and caring advice.
@sadieb5340 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I honestly feel terrible for the truck driver too, he obviously didn’t do it on purpose.
@brandiehenry5375 3 ай бұрын
The little jackets for crows had me dead🤣🤣🤣🤣 so funny
@F0XXosekc Жыл бұрын
There is literally no other creator who makes sponsored ads as good as him
@thisguy5283 Жыл бұрын
How about when you get a Mr. Ballen Ad in a Mr. Ballen video. Bonus Ballen inception
@Selena-gz9ts Жыл бұрын
Kall me Kris is pretty good too
@heatherofmorans Жыл бұрын
internet historian is so good with them too
@kylerbenson9520 Жыл бұрын
ffth
@Kandalite Жыл бұрын
Harry Mac does it best
@KawaiiKasai Жыл бұрын
Can you imagine what the parents went through? The sheer joy at finding out the daughter you thought you had buried was still alive, vs the absolute devastation of finding out the daughter you thought has survived this horrible tragedy had in fact been buried days ago.
@katkatalyst641 Жыл бұрын
At least it has a sorta happy ending...the families bonded and new connections were made, laws were inacted...
@AlexBrucki Жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert*
@Veluz22 Жыл бұрын
I know right??? Fr i almost cried thinking about it
@redefinedliving5974 Жыл бұрын
I feel so sorry for Laura's family
@lesliebean4594 Жыл бұрын
This is the first “strange, dark, and mysterious” story I can recall having foreseen the “twist” coming. These poor families. It’s awe inspiring what they made out of such a tragic event. Thank you for telling their story with such grace and style. You’re the best at that!
@WhovianRoxas Жыл бұрын
I was able to predict what happened because the show "9-1-1" had an episode where a segment was based off this event. Of course, at the time, I didn't know it was inspired by a true event.
@ReddyReader Жыл бұрын
Not me, i really did not see this coming! Good for you guys.
@kica4396 Жыл бұрын
@@ReddyReader I knew as soon as I heard they were both blonde.....It was all over the news at the time. The excuse used was they had the same hair as to why no one figured it out.
@JmJizzay Жыл бұрын
I thought he was gonna say she was writing in a different language
@migmigjohnson6083 Жыл бұрын
Any fan of the series "House MD" saw the twist coming.
@hotfreakaa Жыл бұрын
Mr. Ballen is the only one that I actually watch the ads.. hes such a great story teller.. he makes me laugh so much during the ads. Mr. Ballen and Bailey Siran are my absolute favorites....
@Selena-gz9ts Жыл бұрын
Plus Kall Me Kris
@kylerbenson9520 Жыл бұрын
ffth man ffth
@karenwetherall7890 Жыл бұрын
So sad to think of all those young lives lost! I love that the two families have become close. In a way they can now share in the life and events of the one daughter! Bless them all!! 💖
@kavedianobles6672 Жыл бұрын
My heart broke for these families. To find out that your daughter had not survived she'd actually died and that another family had a whole funeral and buried your daughter. Damn my heart broke for that family.
@ayf_ Жыл бұрын
My heart goes with the driver - he was shocked to find out he accidentally killed some ppl, and jail time too? 4 years, that's not ok
@cheepymcpeepy Жыл бұрын
@@ayf_ Honestly, I feel terrible for all involved, right down to the EMS. God awful mistakes were made - and God awful consequences were had.
@jefflabbecomedy Жыл бұрын
@@ayf_ Yeah, and truckers work in a crazy industry where they call their supervisor and ask to pull over because they're a danger to be on the road, and they're told to stay on schedule. I wonder how many close calls there were before he finally just couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. Just a tragedy. Jail isn't going to do anything but ruin his life going forward. That doesn't help anyone involved.
@kavedianobles6672 Жыл бұрын
@@cheepymcpeepy I agree it was such an unfortunate tragic terrible accident.
@xfan420bush9 Жыл бұрын
@@ayf_ I feel for the driver too. But consequences need to be in place. If you're so tired that your starting to fall alseep you need to know to pull over rather than risk 4 years in jail.
@johnwheeler7805 Жыл бұрын
As a driver. This has always been one of my biggest fears. I'm proud to be 15 years accident free and free of accidents with injury for my entire career. I can only imagine what he deals with everyday of his life.
@jwrigley47 Жыл бұрын
EDIT: I read up on it and found the following: "Spencer, 37, of Canton, Mich., had had five tickets since 1999, as well as a warning letter from the Michigan Secretary of State's Office." That does better explain his sentencing. -------------- I'm surprised he was sentenced that harshly. Was he breaking any rules, being negligent, had he been driving too long, dozing off beforehand, or on substances? It seems like manslaughter normally comes after someone ignores safety or common sense and accidentally kills others because of that negligent behavior. This seems like a complete accident, unless he was breaking rules or ignoring safety. Accidentally killing five people and having to live with that seems like punishment enough (or maybe he loses his license altogether or is put on house arrest or probation). Four years in prison seems excessive. I do feel for him in addition to all the families.
@firewizzard86 Жыл бұрын
@@jwrigley47 4 years isn't harsh, that's less than a year for every young life he took. It wasn't an accident either, driving tired is as bad as driving drunk.
@nickyblue4866 Жыл бұрын
@@jwrigley47 four years.... that's all?!
@residentevilclone Жыл бұрын
@@jwrigley47 when people die as a direct cause of someone else, there has to be punishment. I highly doubt the family of those 5 that died thought that 4 years in prison was a fair trade. Not that a long sentence would’ve made them feel any better. I was surprised it wasn’t MORe years.
@Fabulos1 Жыл бұрын
He could've been more responsible, he knew he was tired, he could've pulled off and napped.
@jaymichaelruss6872 Жыл бұрын
As a father to an amazing little girl, I can honestly say some of these stories scare me so much as my daughter is my life. But at the same time these videos are great. Great content mate! My condolences to the families. I can’t imagine losing my child, and I’m so sorry you lost yours.
@kayf516 Жыл бұрын
Love & light to you & your son 🙏🕊️
@Yosetime Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised nobody mentioned why the trucker fell asleep. It's a dangerous job because drivers have to drive unreasonably long hours in order to make a living. So much reform needs to happen surrounding the driving hours of truckers.
@ashleycrash8838 Жыл бұрын
I can’t help but feel terrible for him too and I’m sure he is devastated. Truckers are definitely overworked and it’s not right
@careleo Жыл бұрын
I agree. I feel awful for him because he was probably just trying to make ends meet. I sincerely doubt the trucking company he worked for faced any repercussions. Insanely sad.
@tammracarniero9828 Жыл бұрын
As of several years ago, laws have been passed and now enforced regarding provisions, requirements, limitations, among other things and any CDL carrying motorist is now monitored via a number of methods.. including the truck driver's equivalent to a drunk driving offender's interlock device.
@amandajoy2034 Жыл бұрын
My family is full of truck drivers. They can only be on the road for like 8hrs legally. I don't know the laws in other states.
@hotsoup1001 Жыл бұрын
@@amandajoy2034 It's federal, so all 50 states. They are governed by the USDOT because of interstate travel.
@juleswins3 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I actually had a “gasp moment” with this story. I can only imagine the incredible shift in emotions the families had when they learned of the mixup.
@Boodoo4You Жыл бұрын
I saw it coming as soon as he said how similar they looked at the start. There’s a reason why writers give exposition like that.
@jstu8 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea where this story was going until he mentioned the light, then I remember hearing about this. I can’t imagine the emotional turmoil those families went through. Heart wrenching.
@LSD209 Жыл бұрын
Crazy! Tragic with a phenomenal twist that is sure to shock!
@johncameron4172 Жыл бұрын
As a former truck driver I hate it when things like this happen. Just about everyone knows truck drivers are regulated by the DOT to keep them from being up too long and falling asleep at the wheel like in this story. Truck drivers know how easy it is to forge a log book and make oneself look legal when they’re not. I always hate it when drivers blame their company for “pushing” them because it’s not the trucking companies that cause it. It’s the companies that we haul for. They don’t care if they keep you there all day or night to get you loaded or unloaded. I have delivered at a company that fined or took away money from the fee that they paid my company for hauling the load if I was late by more than 20 minutes on my scheduled delivery time. Then I went to the other side of the building to pick up a load from the same company and I sat there 9 1/2 hours waiting to get loaded. Truck drivers are not the greatest people ever but 99% are honest hardworking people just trying to support their families.
@camillahall9784 Жыл бұрын
My ex husband forged his log books for almost each load Driving when he should've had down time. Hence most trucking companies have switched to electronic log books
@TimJSwan Жыл бұрын
I used electronic logs and they would end up forcing me to take my sleep break during the day after a full shift, so I don't get sleep, then finally begin a 14 hour shift driving at night right when I am about to get sleepy. The electronic logs make it hard to drive when you're feeling up to driving.
@dawnking2652 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! You truckers keep this Country moving.
@recycledapathy7411 Жыл бұрын
The trucking companies are the ones who get hit with penalties for breaking DoT regulations, though. If the customer wants something Wednesday, and threatens to pay less if it's delivered Thursday, someone at the trucking company makes the decision to not say, "Okay, then, how about we fire you as a customer and work for customers who understand how the world works? Good luck finding a shady company to make your deliveries." My husband worked for a trucking company who tried to pull that crap on him some years back, and he quit and moved to a different company. That first company is no longer in operation due to so many violations and lawsuits, as well as not being able to hire anyone who wasn't new or desperate (and therefore more likely to be pushed into violations).
@Gibbs2win Жыл бұрын
Logbooks can also have the opposite effect of what they're supposed to do too though. I've been out of hours woken up 5 hours before I could kick off again and been unable to go back to sleep before my departure time. Transporting livestock so I never had the luxury of being able to pull over for extended periods of time back then so a quick 15-30 minute powernap was sometimes the best I could get.
@mrfriendhorror Жыл бұрын
This is horrible for everyone involved, and while it was of course just a mistake for the driver, it will haunt him for the rest of his life. These things seem like they'll never happen to you, but we probably come so close to these situations every single day ourselves. Thank you, Mr. Ballen
@davidwavidshmavider Жыл бұрын
I feel horrible for the driver, and everyone else involved in it.
@toxicKween83 Жыл бұрын
Sad story...shit happens, unfortunately. Boo! 👻 Wasssssssup mr friend?! Ballen fan too....small world, lol. Great narrating on your latest vid, I really enjoyed listening. Keep up the good work!
@louieoak5425 Жыл бұрын
"Just a mistake"
@vojake100 Жыл бұрын
@@louieoak5425 you've never made a mistake... huh?
@rangerjones5531 Жыл бұрын
@@toxicKween83 I guess it’s four o’clock somewhere 👍🍺🍺👍🇺🇸😎
@JoesPalace Жыл бұрын
I know what it's like to get that call from the hospital. I did when I was eight years old. My mom was a nurse and worked at that hospital so I assumed they were calling for her to come into work as they often did when she was on call. She was sleeping and I had to wake her up. After running back and forth from the phone to my mom I finally realized they were calling about my older 17 year old brother who had been in a terrible car accident. He was severely injured and died a couple of days later.
@droberts8703 Жыл бұрын
I am so sorry condolences
@susanelliott3288 Жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss.
@Theypostoffyouryoutube000 11 ай бұрын
🙏🏾
@Ceabrus74 Жыл бұрын
I understand he's not the victim here, but I also sympathize with the truck driver. When you work crazy hours, sleep can really sneak up on you without you noticing until it's too late. The lives he ruined with his mistake must weigh so heavily on his conscience. I hope he can forgive himself.
@amalielk 10 ай бұрын
In other countries, there are strict rules for how long truck drivers can drive in one sitting to avoid horrible accidents like these. Where I live, they are required to take a pause/sleep every 3-4 hours (if I remember correctly). There's a thing in the truck that measures how long the engine is on/how far they drive, so you'd be breaking the law if you don't take your required stops.
@kathyjones1576 10 ай бұрын
Things like that do have an impact on truck drivers. I knew of one who delivered to the place I worked, he hadn't driven in several years because of an accident. A lady pulled out in front of him, and of course he couldn't stop in time, and she was killed. Even though it wasn't his fault, he felt so horrible, he couldn't force himself to get back behind the wheel of another truck for a long time.
@Shieldmaiden313 9 ай бұрын
I agree 💯 he wasn't drunk or high or on his phone, he was just doing his overworked crazy hours & deadline's job!!!!
@zenphire 9 ай бұрын
Me too, my dad was very overworked (and eventually died of a heart attack as a result) and he often drove to work and back extremely tired. I was always worried he’d get into an accident. Research has shown that driving sleep deprived is almost like driving drunk. Of course the driver should take responsibility for his actions and get at least some prison time but I’m sure he feels insanely guilty and probably had to work long hours that night.
@ComeAlongKay 7 ай бұрын
@@amalielkI’m pretty sure there are rules for that in America also, or that you have to take a certain number of breaks.
@davidepool5884 Жыл бұрын
I can’t even imagine what those two families went through. One family thinking that their daughter is alive and the other thinking that their daughter has passed. Having a funeral for your daughter and then being told weeks later that she is still alive must have been shocking. The other family had to be devastated when they found out that the girl in the hospital wasn’t their daughter. My son was killed in a motorcycle accident in June of 2021. His funeral was with a closed casket also. As much as I wanted to see him I decided it was for the best that I didn’t. The Army National Guard did eventually give me an opportunity to see him but out of respect for my son I decided against it. He had served full time in the military police unit based in Murray, Kentucky for 15 years working towards a full career.
@tsgrandma9837 Жыл бұрын
My heart goes out to you.
@davidepool5884 Жыл бұрын
@@tsgrandma9837 Thank you!
@kathiemahoney4261 Жыл бұрын
I am so very sorry for your loss. God bless you, your son & your family.
@bergeracvandamme Жыл бұрын
I can imagine that the trauma of burying and then grieving for your daughter would still last even after later finding out she was alive in hospital. And for the other family, what a terrible shock.
@unchargedpickles6372 Жыл бұрын
I knew a family where the police came, told Mom and Dad their teen son had been killed in a car accident. Parents were destroyed, 3 hrs later their son walks in the door, confusion, elation, etc turned out it was his cousin his same age thatd been killed so even though their son was alive, their nephew was dead. It was a mess.
@TheOldandslow Жыл бұрын
I can only imagine the PTSD from that experience for the parents. Omg. Heartbreaking.
@kk_giirl Жыл бұрын
I literally, am sick to my stomach. And I’m 3/4 into the story, and I fear I know how it ends… every parents nightmare 🥺… I pray for ALL involved 🙏❤
@carissadgraham Жыл бұрын
This is so heartbreaking. On one hand, it's almost beautiful how everything turned out, but it's still completely devastating. Also, as someone who has been hit head-on by an 18-wheeler, this was really hard to hear 💔
@rawbebaba Жыл бұрын
You gotta love that this guy's boss probably forced him to work insane hours, and yet the guy goes to prison but not his boss. Weird how that didn't get brought up and nobody talked about forcing trucking companies to give drivers proper time off.
@chrissylovesmc6732 Жыл бұрын
Don’t get these people who always find someone else to blame. Jeez.
@darryltorres7302 Жыл бұрын
@@chrissylovesmc6732 Even so, he still got a point. How was it that the driver would drive an 80,000 pound semi truck and he's sleeping on the job? Don't get me wrong he definitely got what he deserved but not everything is just black and white.
@rawbebaba Жыл бұрын
@@chrissylovesmc6732 drive all these hours or get fired lose your home. Starve to death because that's how it works. It's almost like it's dangerous to force drivers to drive crazy hours for weeks and months and years on end.
@rawbebaba Жыл бұрын
@@darryltorres7302 I mean it literally is though. He can't just decide not to work 14-16 hours a day for weeks on end well I mean I guess he could choose to lose his job, lose his home, and have people like y'all spit on him and call him a bum though .
@jacodasilva6695 Жыл бұрын
Do we even know if he had a boss? Maybe he was self employed.. And IF he did have a boss who is to say that he was forced to do anything? The driver is to blame not anybody else and 4 years come on..
@evanferree3029 Жыл бұрын
"Whitneys gaze would move from her reflection, up to the clock on the wall and she would see she was running late" Honestly its this type of detail oriented narrating that makes Mr. Ballen next level. Homie literally paints a picture in your mind with his words.
@Wheatybic Жыл бұрын
Detail adds nothing to the story and just drags it out. First vid and it's already unbearable how he adds 5 hours of useless info
@evanferree3029 Жыл бұрын
@@Wheatybic nah I think ur in the minority there bud. His ability to add vivid detail is what separates him from everyone else on KZfaq with the same content.
@leonkennedy8598 Жыл бұрын
@@Wheatybic Do you know the meaning of storytelling , buddy?
@cinny. Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Im not watching this directly, but just listening to it in the background. This really helps me get whats going on without pictures. That quote in particular really shook me up! i thought something else was gonna happen
@cinny. Жыл бұрын
@@evanferree3029 True.
@maryaugust1175 Жыл бұрын
OMG, your Nord VPN commercial was hysterical!! Your murder of cold crows....😂😂😂😂
@racecitypatriot66 8 ай бұрын
The last tow truck I drove I asked the boss man what was the worst wreck he had to work (he had been driving and owning tow trucks 40+ years). He said he had to go out one night and get a 16 passenger van that ran off the interstate and killed all 16 people inside. 15 of which where kids. They was from Canada and had been in Florida doing some kind of church mission, drive fell asleep ran off the interstate and hit a tree head on at over 80mph. I worked more fatal wrecks in two years there then the previous 11 years of driving. Don't much bother me but the last fatal one still haunts me. I can't even say what I seen out of respect for the dad and son. My they R.I.P.
@doshinall Жыл бұрын
I'm from Michigan and I remember this story. I think it was the sister who first realized that it wasn't Laura but I can also understand how desperately the famly wanted to cling to the hope that she was still alive. How surreal it must have been for Whitney's parents to get that second phone call. Goosebumps.
@melissasrebby1760 Жыл бұрын
Same, live an hour away from Gaylord so it was big news all around here and I believe you are correct that it was the sister who had said something... So tragic
@LeatherCladVegan Жыл бұрын
@Richard Smegma I can't believe they named a place after you, but didn't bother to inform you.
@jeffrey0079 Жыл бұрын
@@LeatherCladVegan i can't belive its not butter
@smartyjonez5470 Жыл бұрын
@Richard Smegma I love your avatar ! So hot…
@TheLittleespy Жыл бұрын
@Richard Smegma it's pronounced gaylurd by locals though.
@deanakay21 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea I was a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious until I discovered Mr. Ballen. You were born to tell other people's stories! Thank you so much 🥰
@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va Жыл бұрын
Watching his shorts brought me to his page... Now I can't watch enough of his videos!
@JoeDeezy Жыл бұрын
Delivered in story format*
@MayberryMafia Жыл бұрын
Anybody born in the 80s already knows they’re a fan of the S,D,&M
@zwilkinson2 Жыл бұрын
I imagine he's got some stories of his own.
@j24130 Жыл бұрын
I had neither. Btw now im afraid to go to the toilet at night
@luckyluciano6552 Жыл бұрын
There’s a House MD episode that was very similar to this case (it wouldn’t surprise me if it was based on this scenario). I knew what would happen right away… Truly a tragedy. I hope both families have continued to heal and thrive after all these years
@sheldonmatthews4807 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking while listening, “where have I heard this story before?” I was thinking it was House, but I couldn’t picture the episode, I thought was it Chicago Fire/Med? Code Black? Grey’s Anatomy? Some other medical show I’ve watched. Pretty sure it was House
@sticky4158 9 ай бұрын
Thank you... I was wracking my brain for where I had heard this type of thing before...
@jasonjones7461 9 ай бұрын
I made almost this identical comment just now haha.
@mary-janereallynotsarah684 5 ай бұрын
Ya that was a sad episode
@EB-wl9st 3 ай бұрын
I remember that episode.
@iamkah4789 10 ай бұрын
The accident part hit close to home for me. 4 years ago i moved to the town i live in currently. A couple years later, a buddy of mine in college was on a trip similar to this, but for academic reasons. The 4 vans they had taken, were all headed home late at night when one of the vehicles got hit in a deadly collision. 3 of the college students died. My buddy was in a van ahead of them and had avoided the accident. The death of those 3 students /shook/ our town. Tbh, i dont think the town had ever been so silent. My buddy took it really hard. He had known those 3 well. I can only imagine what he went through, and am so glad he survived
@aliciaborghese8705 Жыл бұрын
I did a Sociology project on this case in my first year of college. When you go deep into the psychology of what each member of both families experienced, it's mind-blowing. It was actually Laura's boyfriend who made the discovery that she couldn't possibly be Laura. The book, Mistaken Identity, is definitely worth the read.
@MagnumPatrol Жыл бұрын
Did you, at all, get to delve into the truck driver and how his family had felt? I’m sure they must’ve felt some type of way learning what had happened and the guilt that this man must harbor. I’m just curious about that side too is all.
@Tanyah- Жыл бұрын
@K.M.V S I’ve just ordered it from Amazon 👍
@cherrymetha3185 Жыл бұрын
How and when did her boyfriend find out?
@Tanyah- Жыл бұрын
@K.M.V S My book arrived and what a great read it was.
@rhodesICT Жыл бұрын
Something very similar happened to my family. My sister and her friend were out partying and they looked like twins. My sister left the party with a guy on a motorcycle and they wrecked on a highway where she suffered a horrible head injury that took her life. The friends mother was notified that her daughter had been life watched to a hospital, while my mom was looking for her "daughter" who was sleeping off a hangover. When the friend woke up she saw post on Facebook about her "death", and that's when the mix up was confirmed. This all happened in the same day, I couldn't imagine burying someone else only to find out my sibling was still alive.
@builtat_the_beach1516 Жыл бұрын
Imagine the other way around. Spent all that time ans money hoping and praying ur daughter wakes up. 20 days later she does and is making huge progress only to find out that's not her she is in fact dead and buried in a different state. That's a parents worst nightmare
@P00py8UTT Жыл бұрын
@@builtat_the_beach1516 probably not the comment to say “imagine the other way around” to… read the room. Probably delete your comment.
@P00py8UTT Жыл бұрын
I’m cannot imagine having something like that happen in my family. It’s truly a crazy world we live in and I hope you have found peace since the accident.
@lesliedaubert1411 Жыл бұрын
I had a feeling before you mentioned it, that they mixed the identities.
@EB-wl9st 3 ай бұрын
That brought tears to my eyes.
@stfinalwrath Жыл бұрын
As soon as he mentioned that they were incredibly similar followed by the accident I KNEW they had the wrong person. That had to be so incredibly difficult to go through and it's so tragic.
@sv8729 Жыл бұрын
I love that he includes those small details because it gives you a chance to piece it together before he states it and it's very rewarding when he confirms what happened.
@sorterwoodsteel Жыл бұрын
Yeah, whenever he mentions small details, it always becomes really important in the end. If he mentions a name in his story for a person that seems irrelevant, they either become a victim or a killer. For example he said a story before where a girl was strangled to death and he showed a photo of the girl at the start of the vid with a friend who was named who didn't seem to have any importance in the story, only for the named friend to be the killer.
@robbielloyd213 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@besprenmoroon Жыл бұрын
HER WIFU.
@lizardog Жыл бұрын
I actually remember when it happened, so I knew the story, but I love hearing Mr. Ballen tell it.
@SynestriaVI Жыл бұрын
My heart aches for both families, but I can't imagine the awful grief Laura's parents felt to think their daughter was alive only to be told she actually had died.
@polkadots716 Жыл бұрын
And as if that wasn't horrible enough, she had already been buried. Such a sad situation. 😢
@hippo_dame7028 Жыл бұрын
@@polkadots716 but she had a very nice funeral with a lot of people…. Maybe that helped a bit
@debbylou5729 Жыл бұрын
@@hippo_dame7028 yeah right, in what universe? Sorry your kid died, here’s a flower
@labradoriteatheart Жыл бұрын
@@hippo_dame7028 No, a nice funeral with a lot of people doesn't help. Why would it? They want their precious child, not a lot of people at a "nice funeral". I'm in the unfortunate position to know what it is to lose a child and nothing soothes the pain and sorrow. I have the feeling that you don't have children to make such a shallow comment!
@LavendarGoose Жыл бұрын
@@labradoriteatheart I don't think that you understood @Hippo_Dame's comment. Obviously they want their child back and are grieving. But the fact that she wasn't buried in an unmarked grave or at a funeral that no one attended is better than nothing.
@JP-nm6fw Жыл бұрын
Elena I pray your son will be ok!! Thanks MrBallen for your awesome story,and giving the victims closer!! Keep up your wonderful stories!!❤❤❤
@saraestaa 7 ай бұрын
4 years??? Killed 5 lives, he got 4 years??!
@adrienlastname4663 Жыл бұрын
I admire the Van Rin family. It would be so easy to fall into resentment when you have the hope that your daughter survived taken away. It takes a lot of strength to be happy for others, even when their happiness comes at a great cost for you.
@catherineevashuk1767 Жыл бұрын
yeah I agree this is what I was thinking
@quintili1 Жыл бұрын
Wow, they did look so alike. That is wild. How heartbreaking for the family that thought their loved one had survived.
@JamesHeinrich-vk7vz Жыл бұрын
I thought they were VERY DISTINGUISHABLE looking between the two. They're blond, blue eyes, similar body types. That's basically it. Now, with the commotion, dim lighting and dim witted Firemen at the scene, I can understand HOW they COULD make that mistake, ESPECIALLY with the purses. But still. And people's eyes don't change. You can Mummify my teenage daughter till you're out of TP. But I'd know IMMEDIATELY it WASN'T HER. And I sure AF WOULDN'T let nurses (whom AREN'T doctors as NURSE training is nothing and they're NOT that special and they ALL HAVE ATTITUDES. Dental Assistants DON'T. Nurses ARE Doctors' ASSISTANTS and with my experience, I don't allow nurses NEAR me unless they're male. Ever. And it does create a little issue in the E.R. but oh well tubby, this is my life. The amount of FCK UPS I've seen with those GAWD DAMNED IVs is SICKENING. Who puts them in with that HUFFING and PUFFING frustration for NOTHING that they ALWAYS HAVE? Female nurses ESPECIALLY. Usually well over weight. But the job consists of LOTS OF MOVING. I NEVER SEE FAT MALE NURSES. EVER. And OBVIOUSLY OVER WEIGHT PPL aren't ACCUSTOMED TO MOVING ALOT. Hence...) tell me SH*T if I have my OWN intuitions about MY DAUGHTER. #femalenursessuck
@bluehornet197 Жыл бұрын
they didnt look alike at all except for the hair and blue eyes and body type lol
@dgmma992 Жыл бұрын
@@bluehornet197 yeh everything that matters face is mangled and bruised up so how are they suppose to recognize
@bluehornet197 Жыл бұрын
@@dgmma992 I think you need to read my comment slowly this time as I never mentioned they look similar when they were mangled
@peterfuchs8260 Жыл бұрын
@@JamesHeinrich-vk7vz Why are you screaming. Stop the gender bullshit, if you've got your certificate you're good. I'd rather have dim witted firemen than none (but the burden of proof, that they were dim witted is to you). I'd say you cloud'nt even tell the difference between a male and a female mummie.
@caebaby6988 Жыл бұрын
This is so heart breaking for both families
@scojo6377 Жыл бұрын
Yoou can say that again.
@xokrisssy Жыл бұрын
i loved your sponser short! it was so funny to see the crows with sweaters
@Wiikidmicky Жыл бұрын
if anything strange dark or mysterious ever happens to me, I want Mr Ballen to tell my story. No one talks about the victims in these stories better than he does, so kind, so respectful! Never stop ♥️
@kosher8720 Жыл бұрын
“…the sheer volume of cockroaches crawling out of her mouth shocked and stunned onlookers, buuuuuuut, one of the onlookers was a entomologist and he determined this cockroach duvet, this mass exodus of shiny carapaces was because there wasn’t enough room in her body for these voracious creatures AND their millions of eggs…”
@vanessalenarcic7163 Жыл бұрын
Oh my God I love this, what a brilliant idea 😀 If I ever read of anything happening to you I'll be sure to send your story to Mr Ballen to cover and in saying that I hope I never hear of your name again and I mean that in the nicest possible way haha 🤣🤣
@rosemclean2519 Жыл бұрын
Seriously!
@julespeace684 Жыл бұрын
Mr. Ballen is a good family man & he cares, thus the way he tells the stories.🤙🏽🕊🌻
@laurelneedham5447 Жыл бұрын
John, I was buried alive head down up to one ankle above the surface in a landslide and survived, with injuries. Conscious under the dirt and rock the entire terrifying time. The experience underground when you’re suffocating to death and crushed is right out of a horror script. It permanently changed my head and heart space.. BBC London contacted me for a survivor series and I know for a fact you’d do the story absolutely proud. I could send you their segment link privately, and write the base content for you. Even the emergency personnel couldn’t understand why I wasn’t deceased. It’s not dark enough, even though what goes through your mind and soul is the stuff of nightmares. But it is textbook mysterious, there are weird details the authorities went back to try and answer later. You periodically cover survivor stories and I’d be honoured to send you all media links and newspaper clippings privately. I had to shake down the media, they got it wrong and said I was digging for diamonds. That made my life hell for months, I’d be recognized in public as the “Dirt Woman” with my shoulder sling and cornered to talk about it. Sometimes I’d agree, most times I politely begged off. I’m a writer, if you’re going to cover my accident, do the damn job correctly! I corrected their errors in the public. Other than media seeking me out, I’ve never reached out other than to correct inaccuracies. I’m a communications specialist and just wanted it to silently go away. I respect your communicative skill set so much, it would be an honour to share this through your narrative expertise. As a survivor, I cringe every time I hear about a burial death, including these coffin stories, because the experience is as isolating as it gets. The only other hell I can imagine is being jettisoned out into space after a cable snap. I love your work and I know you’re deluged with story prospects. Thanks for your time.
@heathernicol3026 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god, how horrible…! It started with such a tragic accident, and it just got worse and worse… I’m so glad the two families were able to come together and form a healing bond. And you told the story so well (as usual)! Engaging, but not embellished, all the people and their stories are presented with both respect and gravity. And a lot of us would never hear these people’s stories without MrBallen telling them. Great work.
@crystal480 Жыл бұрын
Does ur lips 👄 hurt
@bentonrp Жыл бұрын
The heartbreak of the shock in learning that your loved one had long been dead, buried, and mourned under a different name, after an already painful recovery of hoping they will survive when the hope is gone and the spirit has been so mistakenly dishonored. What a cruelty that Fate had given to Laura.
@georgepaulthagoat5311 Жыл бұрын
He really is one of the best storytellers I've ever heard
@ellielou52 Жыл бұрын
@@crystal480 i guess complimenting someone who works really hard, who's hard work you benefit from week after week, is outside your emotional range. We're nice here, so be kind.
@crazycatladyoftullamore5176 Жыл бұрын
@@ellielou52 well said! 🇦🇺👏
@miai.728 Жыл бұрын
I can't even imagine how the families felt learning of the mix up. That's horrible but glad the families have stayed in contact
@InterestsMayVary2234 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Indiana and remember this story. It was absolutely bizarre. I felt so sorry for the families.
@jbzeigler Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about this event and wondering how bad officials screwed up. After looking into the case more, I could see how something like this happened. What a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone.
@shadowlouise Жыл бұрын
Still, the mistake should not have happened. I'm glad to hear they changed their procedure for identification, but it could still happen in other states, right? I guess it is up to families to insist on scientific positive identification.
@shadowlouise Жыл бұрын
Still, the mistake should not have happened. I'm glad to hear they changed their procedure for identification, but it could still happen in other states, right? I guess it is up to families to insist on scientific positive identification.
@truthhopelove Жыл бұрын
It was quite a rollercoaster.
@ChronicGMR Жыл бұрын
Mr ballen tells his stories in such a unique way, showing minor important details that Any other storyteller would miss out. This is what seperates him from most storytellers. In a good way. Edit: I started a war in the replies section💀 Edit 2: Bro people are using advanced vocabulary now… Edit 3: I forgot that editing my comment removed my the heart😭😭😭
@obanho_0692 Жыл бұрын
ben
@gavintheamazing Жыл бұрын
@@obanho_0692 but they obviously watched other videos by him. Duh
@jadenelliott6828 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@christopherrosado9015 Жыл бұрын
Big facts 💯💯🤘🏽
@mucidwreckordz Жыл бұрын
Tftfttfttt
@LL-ce8dr Жыл бұрын
Lmfaoooooo @ The Crow Jackets, Those Poor Crows...bahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Bobcat_therian35 Жыл бұрын
I’m sending prayers for your son and family. I hope he has a full recovery.
@lifeofrune7449 Жыл бұрын
I've become so addicted to the point where it had to be fun little movie night and watch MrBallen content with the fam, love it man! Your story telling is mesmerizing!
@nightmarefiles1 Жыл бұрын
This is the first video on KZfaq that made my jaw drop. That mix up was crazy.
@Dad-ij2qy Жыл бұрын
WOW! Mr. Ballen, you really know how to tell a story. And this is one mind-boggling story. Great job!
@MeldaTheWitch Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the story handsome. You are a true born story teller, keep up the good work.
@KM-zn3lx Жыл бұрын
Please pray for this man and all truck drivers! Imagine having to live with this! I was hit and dragged by a dump truck at 15. I never blamed the guy. He couldn't live with himself and the stress caused him to have a heart attack. I truly wished I could have seen him as he wanted but at 15 I couldn't. I was in too much pain. I think he's probably dead now as I'm 60 but hope he found peace!
@Threemore650 Жыл бұрын
What a dear heart you are. Bless your kind soul.
@alexmartin3143 Жыл бұрын
Lucky you’re alive…
@sfarmertoo Жыл бұрын
I don't even know how to respond to this. ..your level of sympathy and forgiveness is ...heroic. God bless you
@Elldar111 Жыл бұрын
I agree, truly terrible accident for him too, not only 4 years in prison but he will live with a guilt for the rest of his life. In many countries truck drivers sometimes have to drive for 10-14 hours to make it on time, no wonder he fell asleep, he was just doing his job.
@Maddenmvp_yt Жыл бұрын
@@Elldar111 I don’t feel sorry for him he fell asleep behind the wheel if you are feeling tired you need to pull over and go to sleep not keep driving it totally is his fault and he should have gotten more time
@mindy2048 Жыл бұрын
This has to be the most insane one I’ve heard. I can’t imagine being the parents of Laura. 💔 What an awful rollercoaster.
@hollyferguson4399 Жыл бұрын
Laura
@Puppy194 Жыл бұрын
Laura Croft? 💀 Sorry not funny ik
@Lamtitude Жыл бұрын
Damn, this one is so sad. I feel horrible for the family that lost all hope after finding out their daughter was dead. I can even imagine the pain they felt in that moment.
@JimboVulcanator Жыл бұрын
This story teared me up. I feel for both families.
@scarlettheirishotaku9228 Жыл бұрын
What I find very upsetting is it likely was not that driver's fault. Often times truck drivers are forced to work longer, unsafe, and illegal numbers of hours to meet deadlines that their employers know are absurd.
@amnawaqas4314 Жыл бұрын
You're right.
@ir0n392 Жыл бұрын
Which is why im glad he wasn't overly punished, hope the families of the victims feel the same way
@Stevesixty7 Жыл бұрын
I don't know about America, but in the UK truck drivers have a tachograph in the truck that records their drive time, and it's illegal to exceed that drive time.
@Hsaelt Жыл бұрын
That's a bs btw. Anything like a dry van is regulated for 11 hours work to 10 hours rest and 3 hours personal time and no logistics company will risk their money and potential lawsuits. If it's a smaller vehicle not regulated by DOT they're actually usually jump to the opportunity themselves, nobody freaking forces anyone.
@chrissuarez1329 Жыл бұрын
I'm not trynna argue just trying to inform but I'm a truck driver and we legally have to only drive a certain amount of hours and we have to rest A certain amount of hours and we have to log all those hours on a tablet or paper. So I think what he did was his error of not getting proper rest or not pulling over when he realized he was tired.
@wadewilson8011 Жыл бұрын
Btw, a lot of us miss your cryptid and paranormal stories. Really wish you would more. I love hearing about Things That Go Bump in the Night!
@yayac7899 Жыл бұрын
Yes!! I miss the spookies!
@erinnicole3170 Жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Those are the best!
@coalminersdaughter76 Жыл бұрын
Same here! That’s what made me interested in him so much. I’ve binged watch about every episode. More creepy stories please @mrballen
@GamingwolfZJ Жыл бұрын
I admit, it’d be cool to hear another cool story where practically the only explanation is “something paranormal happened.” Although I’m 90% sure that he mainly does that during October, right?
@Lobo_Loco1 Жыл бұрын
Me too I been waiting for these!!!!
@tfxchronotfx2488 Жыл бұрын
We need a movie about this, great explanation MrBallen
@TwizzlerGirl 11 ай бұрын
This is hands down the most unbelievable story on this channel 😱 how is this not more widely know or covered?
@phil4986 Жыл бұрын
Whitney is now the daughter of two families. I understand people wanting to demonize the trucker for falling asleep. He is solely respondsible for what he did. But I would also encourage people to call their legislatures to encourage truckers to be able to park in all large parking lots when necessary to stop their drives when sleepy. We need truckers and the trucking industry. I believe if this trucker had been encouraged by all of us to park his truck , without citizen ordered police harassment, and get some sleep , instead of trying to make it another two hundred miles to the next truck stop, all of these wonderful people would still be alive. My condolenses to all the families and friends of this accident's victims.
@rickydugan8223 Жыл бұрын
Great point
@thecaptainsnark Жыл бұрын
Yea, this case is horrible for everyone involved. No one goes to work and hopes their basic body functions are the cause for 6 deaths.
@joegroves4325 Жыл бұрын
he only got 4 years for ending 5 lives... those 5 people probably would have lived a combined 300+ more years
@thecaptainsnark Жыл бұрын
@@joegroves4325 why did he fall asleep?
@farahjichi4617 Жыл бұрын
@@joegroves4325 he didn't kill nor do something intentional to kill those loves...
@TheInBetweenTales Жыл бұрын
THAT was an amazing story! My heart went out to those families and all the jarring trauma they experienced. So crazy!
@MrBallen Жыл бұрын
Thank you carol ann!!!
@muhammadsalafiahlulhadith Жыл бұрын
@@MrBallen ☝🏻😎❤️
@emtboyd 10 ай бұрын
I love how you told this story, but the shouldn’t be placed entirely on the paramedics. I have been a medic for almost 20 years and I have been hundreds of MVC calls. We do our best to identify the patient, but it’s also up to the hospital to confirm that the name and DOB are correct. MVC’s are massive chaos and the fact that they found anything at all is amazing. This is a horrible mistake, but the hospital is equally to blame
@bovinityleak2066 8 ай бұрын
Yeah we get it. Dial it back.
@Pegasus856 7 ай бұрын
Not to mention the coroner on the other side of the misidentification equation
@abc-wv4in 7 ай бұрын
I would say the hospital is more to blame. The EMTs have to quickly get victims to the hospital, and apparently there were a lot of head injuries. I don't think this is a paramedic screw-up at all.
@neilbruce123 Жыл бұрын
lOVE HOW YOU TELL STORIES.....SO AWESOME DUDE.
@2manybooks2littletime25 Жыл бұрын
I remember this case; it made national news for a day or two. It was so heartbreaking for Laura's family, but a joyous miracle to Whitney's. As the story evolved, I was struck by the kindness and empathy of both families in the way that they handled this very tragic mistake. Laura's family, of course devastated, respectfully allowed Whitney's to rejoice in their good fortune. Whitney's family did not celebrate wildly, and gave Laura's family that compassion, support, and the time to come to grips with the with the loss of Laura. That both families formed a strong bond didn't surprise the people who knew each family as mature, reasonable, and kind folks. May God bless them all! This is by definition a truly bittersweet outcome. 😊😭❤💔🙏🙏
@CameronCajun Жыл бұрын
You encapsulated these essential and profound acts of humanity perfectly. Thank you.
@2manybooks2littletime25 Жыл бұрын
@@CameronCajun thank you 😊 All the credit goes to these remarkable people!
@cherishwillis2525 Жыл бұрын
As someone who’s lost a child this story has always tugged at my heart. I can’t imagine being called a month after the funeral to be told my child hadn’t been killed in an accident and it was all a big misunderstanding. It’s the dream of every parent that goes thru that! And at the same time, there’s still a family grieving the loss of their daughter. It’s something you just never get over. My heart goes out too both families.❤️
@shaungardner311 Жыл бұрын
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss, Cherish. I can't imagine such pain x
@juliemclain4430 Жыл бұрын
It is truly heartbreaking. I'm sorry that you lost your child.
@joepublic4082 Жыл бұрын
My sincere condolences my dear.
@annieoops6243 Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry 😔
@cherishwillis2525 Жыл бұрын
Thank you all so much! Tomorrow would be his 25th birthday. I miss him so much!😢❤️💔
@just_some_guy_640 Жыл бұрын
Mr ballen’s regular stories: 👿😈🤡👹👺 Mr ballen’s sponsor stories: 🤪🤪🤪🤪
@kamo7293 5 ай бұрын
I've never cried more than at this story. the feeling Laura's family must've felt as they realised the person who survived wasn't their daughter, and the fact that their actual Laura had already been buried, coupled with the fact they weren't there for that, must have been soul crushing. what an odd yet specific mixup, that only happened cause the 2 girls looked like each other
@Headysgallery Жыл бұрын
Man..everything about this was just so heart wrenching. All the family’s effected by the loss of loved one’s and that poor truck driver who now has the lives of 5 young peoples on his conscious the rest of his life.
@thesouthernhousewife7842 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure you won't see this comment but my husband and I have date night on nights when your videos come out. We order food, get in bed and watch your show which usually leads to binge watching more. It's created a lot of amazing memories for us. So thanks for doing what you
@cynthiafondren1326 Жыл бұрын
This is so cool how you have date night at this particular time!
@StarlightWorkshop0z Жыл бұрын
Omg. I hope the like button isn't watching
@kurexsihil3153 Жыл бұрын
I really love the way he tells stories, I one day found his channel and can't stop watching
@P47HFIND3R Жыл бұрын
No one’s gonna mention the House episode with a similar premise? Same twist at the end where a family is mourning the death of a daughter/girlfriend and learns that she’s actually in a coma due to mistaken identities.
@chndlr18 Жыл бұрын
Why would people randomly mention unrelated TV show episodes? You need to get out more.
@guitarguru.3572 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing about this on TV several years back. I feel for both families, but I’m impressed at how gracefully they both handled the situation. I believe that Whitney started telling Laura’s parents that they weren’t her family, which they kind of looked at as a result of brain damage. After some time, she was able to tell them that her name was Whitney, and that was when the pieces started to fall into place.
@lisae3663 Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t even fathom having to go through this as a parent. Devastating all the way around.
@anthonyrocco2961 10 ай бұрын
This has got to be one of the most f........up stories I've heard yet on this channel. I lost my cable 4 or 5 days ago. A relative bought me fire\amazon tablet. I threw it in a drawer a forgot about it for years. I discovered the tablet and 10 mins later found mr. Ballen channel. I've been watching ever since. I don't think I'm going to turn my cable back on. Nothing but reruns anyway! This guy is a he'll of a story-smith. Thanks for the entertainment. I love listening to the scary ones late a night, bymyself. I almost feel like a little kid. Thanks again Mr. Ballen
@Lauren-se5bu Жыл бұрын
I've got a somewhat related story. I was close friends with this girl in high school and I found out she died in a horrific way 2 months ago. She was arguing with her sister, and her sister drove off while she was half in the car so she was just getting dragged and smashed her head on a parked vehicle. She died as a result. It's really hard to believe. The last time I spoke to her was only a couple of years ago and we talked about the good times we had in high school. I never imagined her life would end so young.