Terrible Accident in Denver

There was a horrific traffic accident in Denver Friday night:

A hit-and-run driver struck a couple crossing a street with a stroller, killing a woman and her two young children and injuring the youngsters' father, police said. Two men were arrested early Saturday.

Wreckage from the stroller was strewn across the busy intersection Friday night in the popular LoDo district of restaurants, clubs, stores and sports venues.

"I went down there and it was a well-lit street," said police spokesman Sonny Jackson. "There was no excuse for it. It is one of the most horrific accidents we've had."

The father was in stable condition at Denver Health Medical Center.

The license plate of the red pickup was knocked off in the crash, leading police to the vehicle's owner and to the arrests in neighboring Westminster, authorities said.
The parents were walking with their 4-year-old and 2-year-old children, crossing lawfully at a lighted intersection, Jackson said.

He said police didn't know how fast the truck was going, but witness Alice Maynard told the Rocky Mountain News it appeared to be going about 50 mph.

This brought back some memories for me. Right after Christmas when I was about 13 or 14, my pastor came to me and a couple of other guys my age and asked if we might be willing to serve as pall bearers for a small child. The mother and child had been out Christmas shopping and were crossing the street when they were hit and killed. Just like that a young father lost his whole family.

The father, who didn't attend our church but had been referred to my pastor, had asked for teenagers to carry the child's coffin. I'll never forget the look on that poor man's face at the funeral. Really sad.