Mom reunites with family that tried to save her and her son following deadly DUI crash

TAVARES, Fla. – The Florida Freeway Patrol says a person accused of hitting and killing a five-year-old boy in Lake County over the weekend will now be going through manslaughter costs.

Daksh Wadhwa can also be charged with DUI, cocaine possession, and for bringing contraband into jail. 

Wadhwa had initially been set free of jail on a $3000 bond – an quantity that infuriated folks for a way low it appeared. 

For the reason that five-year-old boy hit and killed within the crash has now handed away, the costs have been upgraded. That got here as a aid to the mom of the boy killed, Kaitlin, who says she’s been fascinated about how she may have run into Wadhwa whereas he was out of jail.

However she says the information doesn’t actually function a lot of a consolation. 

“Mentally, like, yeah, we received him, he’s in there. However that’s not going to carry my boy again, ?”

Kaitlin remains to be recovering from her bodily wounds, together with the wound of shedding her five-year-old-son, Grayson.

“He was the sweetest factor,” she stated. “The goofiest little boy. He was obsessive about vehicles and filth bikes and street blocks, and it’s truthfully not honest that we needed to lose one thing so good.”

The one consolation the grieving mom did have Tuesday was the possibility to satisfy a household who’d stopped after seeing the automotive crash, speeding out to attempt to assist.

A lady named Shelley had run over to wrap Grayson in a blanket and maintain him.

“I didn’t even know his title, however I used to be simply telling him that he’s not alone, we’re getting assist for him, he’s going to be okay,” Shelley informed FOX 35 Information. “The household retains telling me thanks, however I don’t want thanks. I’m humbled by him.”

In the meantime, Shelley’s daughter Bethany Craney did what she may to assist Kaitlin, who was pinned inside her automobile.

Bethany Craney talking with Kaitlin as she was pinned inside her automobile

Bethany additionally ran out making an attempt to get assist.

“It took us screaming our heads off, telling people who there was slightly boy for folks to cease, for folks to hear,” stated Bethany.

Additionally on the listing of people that didn’t assist, the household says, was Wadhwa. 

“He stood at his automotive and didn’t need to assist or say a phrase to any of us. As he watched us attempt to discover this little boy, attempt to assist the mom, and attempt to save that little boy. He did nothing,” Bethany described.

Kaitlin says she is aware of the person officers say killed her son.  She and Wadhwa have been in the identical graduating class at Tavares Excessive Faculty. 

She says she was shocked to be taught he nonetheless has a license after seeing the listing of site visitors crimes he’s been convicted of. He has 9 dashing tickets nonetheless on his document, plus two others that have been dismissed, together with one other conviction for careless driving. This was Wadhwa’s first DUI.

“I really need everybody to advocate to their family and friends to not drink and drive. It’s not honest. Only one silly resolution can smash a complete household. It’s not value it, I promise,” the grieving mom choked out by way of tears.

Kaitlin has one other older son she nonetheless has to look after. She’s additionally recovering from unhealthy wounds to her face and several other bruises throughout her physique.

The household selected to donate Grayson’s organs. They stated all have been viable and so they do not factor they could not get themselves to donate have been his corneas – his nickname had been Peepers due to his brilliant blue irises peeking by way of as he opened his eyes when he was a child. The household could not bear considering of them on anybody else.