On September 7, 1997, our beloved son, Sonny, 21, and his finace, Renae, 19, and two of their friends, Cliff, 21, and his sister Jennifer, 18, were hit by a Drunk Driver. The Drunk
Driver, with a blood alcohol level of .22, almost 3 time the legal limit in the state of California, flew through a stop sign going between 85 and 100 MPH and hit them.
Sonny and Renae were killed instantly. Cliff and Jennifer Odom sustained serious injuries. Both are doing fine, now, with the exception of some memory loss about the crash. Cliff is still having a very hard time trying to deal with the crash and the loss of his friend. Jennifer, the same.
As for all of us that have suffered the same tragedy, our lives have been totally destroyed! The pain and heartaches never go away! Our lives will never be the same.! All of us have been given a life sentence, while basically the Drunk Driver WALKS away!!!
Although our families have stuck together, this Drunk Driver got 15 years and 8 months in a California State Prison and will have to serve 13 years and 5 months, with NO chance for parole or probation. This man has shown us no remorse, did not so much as shed a tear, during this whole ordeal!!!
Now, all we have are our memories. Sonny left behind his parents, Brenda and Larry, sisters Patsy, Crystal and Shannon. Shannon’s husband, Don, and their two children, Alyssa and Lane, and many other family members and friends.
We have to know that God has Sonny and Renae with Him and they now wait for our arrival! God Bless each and every one who has had to go through all the pain and heartache of someone else’s stupidity of Drinking and Driving!
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