Devastating Highway Tragedy Leaves 9-Month-Old Boy Orphaned

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A fatal car accident is always a tragedy, but the victims of this tragedy made this particular car accident all the more horrific.

As reported by local news outlet WTOL, on Dec. 9 just east of Stony Ridge, Ohio, Jacob Hahn and his fiancee, Savannah Harding, were driving down the highway with their 9-month-old baby, Beckett. Another local woman, Samantha Hammons, was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol when she rear-ended another vehicle, which then crashed headlong into Hahn and Harding’s car.

Tragically, Hahn and Harding were pronounced dead at the scene; thankfully, the baby survived. Hammons was arrested on Dec. 10 and charged on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.

Her bond was set at $500,000, and she was scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 14, according to WTVG news.

As with many tragedies, however, once the community learned the identities of the victims, they pulled together to help care for their now orphaned son.

Many local businesses organized fundraising efforts for baby Beckett and his family, including local pizzeria, DeStazio’s, who donated 100 percent of their profits on Dec. 13 to this cause, WTOL reported.

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