Parents Show Up To Deadly Crash Scene Caused By Son | EL MONTE, CA 12.13.20 

I was the "nosey asshole" at a party who didnt let my drunk friend leave. No one said a thing until I spoke up, then everyone stopped him. Don't be afraid to hurt some feelings to save a life. My friend may have made it back safely, but he also could have destroyed lives. Dont ever be afraid to grab some keys and be the "mean friend"

Dude was so drunk his parents showed more remorse than he did

Truly sad how the person that caused the crash always survives and not the victims

Things like this raw footage need to be shown in schools more often RIP to the guy who didnt make it.

DUI with fatalities should get the max jail time.

If the mother of the killer screams like that, can you imagine the suffering of the victim's mother (or the wife or children)?

30 days sober in 2 days. Watching videos like this got me back into recovery.

The parents' realization of what their son did absolutely rips at the heart! If I ever gave reason for my father to collapse in a stranger's arms or my mother to be lost in such complete devastation because of what I had done, I would pray I was already dead to NEVER witness it.

This guy ruined multiple peoples life. Including his own.

As a retired EMT it takes everything inside us not to slap the smirk off of people faces who cause the death of someone for the ignorance of being young and dumb! He ruined so many lives and acted like he had no fault, even while his mom was screaming he didn't seem to really care. I'd be asking, begging someone to kill me. My prayers go out to the family that lost their loved one. My prayers to the woman, I hope she's doing as well as can be.

As a retired rescue technician I can say first hand this is something no one wants to have to experience. Seeing people who don't and can't comprehend their actions and consequences are infuriating.

Poor mom and dad, they were truly in grief and shame because of their son. Poor them it’s not their fault. Prayers to the family of the deceased 🕊️

Did you see the smirk and smile on the drunk drivers face as he’s being put into ambulance?!? He needs to go to jail forever.

I seriously believe this boys parents were upset for the victims in this accident not just for their son. I believe that they are very heart felt people. The disappointment in that dad's crying and his face was truly intense you could tell that he cannot believe what grief his son has caused.

A Dui should be the equivalent of premeditated murder. You chose to drink and drive a 2 ton weapon at someone.

As a parent to walk onto that scene, the emotional rollercoaster they must have felt. Relief their son is okay, but horrified at what he caused. I can’t imagine.

6:38 I wonder if he knows he just took a mans life and ruined that womens life. :(

Just why is it always the drunk driver gets out alive. Why can’t it be the opposite.

The way he looked back at his mother like "What's wrong with her??" Speaks volumes

I've worked Trauma, both pre-hospital and in a Level 2 trauma center. Those screams are ones that rip deep into my core. There were several patients that I took care of that didn't make it, and the sounds of those screams run straight through my body like ice. The worst is those of the mothers and the agony the father was showing. Never for the rest of my life will I forget the screams of absolute agony, heartache, despair and pain. If you are even thinking about going out and drinking, leave the car at home, take an Uber. I will guarantee that it will without a question be cheaper, and safer, than driving drunk. If you are too drunk to drive, call an Uber, even if your car gets towed, its still cheaper. I pray for the person who passed, and hope and pray that the driver learned an invaluable, however expensive, lesson.

Thank you Richard Cortez, for helping with the truth of what really happened.

Irony is the witness to this accident is a Lyft driver...you know the service that allows people who decide to have drinks to get home safely without killing innocent people minding their own business. My life was forever changed when a drunk driver slammed into the rear of my car at 45-50 mph, while I was sitting at a red light, breaking my back and causing serious nerve disability in my left arm. I have so little strength in my left hand, I can't press down on NAIL CLIPPERS to clip the nails on my right hand. This kid snuffed out the life of an innocent person and probably did permanent life altering damage to the driver because of his selfishness. One selfish decision because he's never been caught driving drunk gave this young man the permission he felt entitled to have, to drive, and destroy how many lives? Unacceptable.

I'm always amazed how the driver walks away with barely a scratch & so much destruction is left behind. Condolences to the victims involved & the families left behind. Yes, he was shit-face drunk. That's why there is carnage & he lived, shame.

I hate how the son who caused it is smiling in the ambulance and has zero injuries

Smirking drunk walks away relatively uninjured. His parents, if he lives with them, have just been financially ruined.

don’t drink and drive. - you killed someone’s baby. (rip). Praying the driver of the other car makes a full recovery.

My sister was the victim in a deadly crash. My mother's scream when she had to go to the hospital to identify her body is, to this day, unforgettable..........

The mother's screams broke me down, I couldn't take it, turned the sound off and ended the video. I have one son and I can't imagine the pain I would feel knowing I'd be helpless to save him for what he just did.

Yeah that smirking isn't going to help his case. Poor mom showing more remorse for her son's actions than him. Prayers for the families of the victims.

This man was a childhood friend of mine. Sadly it’s been years since we’ve seen each other and then to receive the news about his passing. May you Rest In Peace brother.

Bless the officer who comforted the father.

I was in my mid to late twenties when I went to a party and a friend of mine had drank to much... I mean way to much. He wanted to leave and I grabbed his keys and ran off into the night. He drove a big lifted pick up truck and was parked in the driveway blocking numerous peoples cars in. I lived right down the street so I ended up passing out in some neighbors front yard bushes. Well people came to my house looking for me and broke in trying to see if I was home passed out with his keys. A lot of people were pissed the next day when I finally returned with my friends keys. Yeah... everyone was pissed off at me but no one died that night.

That witness was so adorable! "did you witness it?" " Oh Did I ever"

If that was my child who caused this fatal crime...I would whoop their ass right there!

The mother had more of a reaction than the son who caused a man to die . It's disgusting looking at his face with that little smirk.

him subtly smirking & casually talking is making my blood boil.

Rip to a very close friend of mine Carlos Galindo

That guy hasnt quite got a grip on what hes done but in the morning when he sobers up his reality will sadly set in. :'(

I feel awful for those parents..I would rather die than ever hear my mother cry like that...The pain she feels..Now imagine the parents of the deceased..Crazy because this doesnt have to happen..Always the drunk walking away while innocent people die..or forever are changed...This was heartbreaking to watch. Thanks to all the emts, police, firefighters...

RIP Carlos! My prayers go out to your family. I’ve lost a very close friend of mine in a similar incident. Brought a lot of tears to my eyes remembering his passing. May god give y’all the strength to keep going.

To the camera operator, thank you for being so respectful to those working the scene. That makes a difference. To Mr. Cortez, thank you for being a witness, staying there to tell the truth. It matters. As others have said drink and drive don't mix. To the friends and family of the victims, my condolences. The mother of the man who caused this is also a victim of DUI.

Rest In Peace Carlitos . To soon my friend Thank you For all the good memories I have with you and my best friend.

Rest in peace to the victim he didn’t deserve to go out like that. Seeing them try to revive him and him laying on the ground like that breaks my heart.

I literally got goose bumps when hearing and seeing the screams & grief of the parents.. I have tears in my eyes myself! God Bless them... & the poor guy who lost his life! 😢 I hope the female driver is ok!

Can I just say how wonderful you are to work with? You don't cause a scene but move to where they ask. Thank you for respecting the people and the officers.

It's my hometown and I hope that guy gets what's coming to him for being so ignorant and irresponsible.

God I felt his mothers screams. Her heart was breaking at what her son had just done. Your child was the cause of ruining several others lives by ending an innocent life. 😖😔

Literally this video show me and remember me one thing my mom told me in my teenage years in cold words i never heard from her and unforgettable " She said i can carry up the pain of loss of you if you ever die and overcome it, but never do something stupid that kills other person with you or your fault i can't survive" those days I'm teenage and riding motorbikes with me homies...but those words from my mom literally 😢forever stuck with me now i know responsibility way of life.. Sometimes it is nice to tell your kids a harsh truth it can save you and your surroundings people. Thankyou ❤mom & dad.😊

I’m glad I got a dui , without hurting anyone, and I would like to apologize to all the families who have been affected by drunk drivers

Every parents worst nightmare. Rest in peace to the guy who died.

This is horrific… one realizes just how quickly a precious life can end. 😢

Rest in Peace to the guy who lost his life. My condolences to his family. To the scum who did this, you deserve to rot in a prison cell for the rest of ur pathetic life.

Mom and dad better cherish the time they have left with their smirking son. He's going away for a long time.

Hearing those screams as a parent is beyond heartbreaking. The officer comforting the father crying ripped my heart out.😭😭 My deepest and sincerest condolences to the families.💔💔💔💔💔

That poor mother reminds me of the moment I found out my son had died. I fell to the floor and screamed and screamed. My heart is with those parents

OMG...you can tell by the mother's gut-wrenching screams that she KNEW this was coming if her son didn't stop his drinking & irresponsible behaviors, that she had TOLD HIM & WARNED HIM & BEGGED HIM to STOP BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENED AND HE KILLED HIMSELF OR SOMEBODY....and now here they were. I am crying here...God Bless all involved and I am so so sorry for the loss and grief this young man caused for everyone!

Wait so the people crying are the parents of the DUI driver that caused the accident? She's crying like she's the mother of the deceased... so sad either way.. my thoughts are with everyone involved.

Damn his parents look like they give everything for him, yet hes a smirking. 🤦‍♂️ smh

I could not live with myself if my kids caused something like this. So sad 😞

My mama heart exploded and shattered hearing the anguish in that mama's screams. My mind went instantly to my daughters and I couldn't breathe JUST THINKING how I'd be if that was one of them and I was that mama. Nothing can heal that hurt. There's no words for that pain so deep your insides literally feel they've been ripped out. Senseless. Preventable. Dumb decision that led to an innocent life wiped out. I have no pity for the driver who did this. I hope he hears that woman's screams and cries every second of his life that he gets to live. Because he took a life that no longer gets to. ⚖ I pray justice was served ⚖. Edit: I didn't want to admit this but I hit a pedestrian 3yrs ago. She died. I was not drinking. I was not high. I was not distracted. She was a homeless woman who decided to cross the street with her Target shopping cart in the middle of a high-speed road. She came out of nowhere (witnesses at the scene testified to the same...no one saw her until the impact) and I remember, clearly to this day, the moment of impact and my gasp at the weight her body created landing on my windshield immediately cracking it and the airbags deploying. My car locked on impact and I remember thinking WTF just happened? I immediately unbuckled my seat belt and tried to exit the driver's side door but couldn't. With adrenaline running, I hopped to the passenger side and got out instantly seeing this tiny woman who was now in the middle emergency lane twisted in unnatural positions and splayed out with glass all over and that damn basket on its side. Everything she must've owned was spewed out all around her. Idk how long I was standing there shaking and crying looking at what I'd just done before a witness came and kindly told me to stop looking and turn away from it. Everything else is a blur with several moments embedded in my memory but I wanted to know her name. Debbie. Where they were taking her, how she was doing. If you've never been thru this....the emotions that hit you are indescribable. SFT passed. Blood draw on scene zero. Witnesses testimonies corroborated. Measured lines at scene showed under speed limit. I was found not at fault and zero liability. I cried nonstop for weeks over the fact I hit and hurt a human being. The officer taking me home said, when I asked if they knew how she was doing, "I don't know but don't worry about it too much. SHE WAS JUST A HOMELESS PERSON ANYWAY." I started bawling and said that she was still a person to which he shrugged and didn't reply. I want to say I went to see her and sent her flowers and check in on her and let her know I was so sorry. But I never got the chance. She died. Alone with no family to claim her. I have never and will never forget her and the pain I felt knowing I injured someone and then knowing I killed someone. I wasn't smiling. I wasn't laughing or chatting cheerfully with anyone. My teeth chattered. My legs were wobbly. I was crying to the point of having to wait until I could speak understandably to the officers. This kid here......his facade and composure I'm not understanding. I'm still shook and upset. I understand everyone deals with trauma differently but his attitude is one a spectator at a show. Not one of a person who just killed someone and that body in his line of sight. May the soul who passed and Debbie rest in peace. I'm so sorry 😭.

I can only imagine how painful this must be for the mother who lost her son my condolences to the family and my God bless your family with all the love and support you may need 🙏

*I was hit head on while riding my Motorcycle by a drunk driver 2 years ago, I have no sympathy for them*

I am so sorry to the family of the passenger and the driver.....this is so messed up. God bless the two victims and prayers go out to the women who did survive. I'm sorry for the losses I really am.

brought me to tears. i cant even put into words how much sadness i feel for the victims family.

RIP to the man who was pronounced at the scene, prayers for his family. Prayers for the family of the lady that went to the hospital... hopefully for a full recovery. The one who caused all this...due justice.

The scumbags smirk as he was being loaded into the ambulance made me feel sick..!

Sometimes you can do everything right as a parent and the kid will still turn shitty. I feel for those empathetic parents. They were blessed with a son with no remorse

I hope this kid got everything. He deserves for taking that man’s life.

Very compassionate Sergeant.

That mother is crying because she knows her son ruined someone's life and his own. Her pain is horrible to see. Cant help to feel guilty when your children are idiots.

The anguish on the fathers face is heart wrenching. He is feeling the seriousness of what his son has done. No happy endings here. Very very sad

This is why the 1st DUI should be mandatory attempted homicide with 5 years prison!! 2nd DUI attempted homicide with 10 years prison, 3rd death penalty

I think of all the Loudlab videos I've watched this affected me the most. I teared up. I hope the female passenger will get better very soon.

R.I.P to the fella who lost his life my thoughts are with his family

Buy a gigantic vehicle people. Lifted truck, big SUV.. something to give your family a chance against these evil people.

Holy moly that mother screaming 😢 those parents were heartbroken in so many ways their son ruined so many lives. So tragic imagine surviving covid-19 only to be killed by a drunk driver 💔

I live in the midwest and I'm telling you - I'd be scared to even drive in California with all the horrible crashes I see in these videos day in and day out.

I cannot imagine what his parents are going through. Love their son but they now have to live in torture knowing he caused so much devastation.

Her gut wrenching screams were heart breaking. The guy filming did an amazing job it was so professionally done and with respect for the victims, cops and firemen. This video for sure will be a lifesaver for many.

My deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. I pray the injured woman recovers.

This is why I wait a few seconds before going at lights. I’m so scared of something like this happening. I’m so sorry sweetie. When will people learn that driving a car reckless is just like owning a gun reckless

The cop consoling the father (I assume) was what got me. Hope the DUI guy is put under the jail cell.

He was smirking, what a jerk, burn in HELL where he belongs

The dude that caused it smirking…unreal.

Makes it even more sad when the guy ejected looks like my dad

I really like the witness. He should be a news anchor instead of working for Lyft.

1978 our sister was killed by a drunk driver in Canada. She was also El Monte police dispatcher, and had just graduated University. Half a century later, and this is what we're still dealing with??

You can tell this kids mom is heartbroken over what her son did. She is horrified that someone died

Too drunk to drive but not too drunk to have a surly attitude. His smirking while being put into the ambulance was telling. Will you have the same attitude when you step into prison?

It must be the hardest thing to know that the person who is next to you in the car is dead. That woman...my heart is aching for her and their families. 🙏

That was the sound of a mother’s heart breaking. And if you ever hear it in person it would chill you to your core.

The thought that my wife and I could be leaving dinner and killed by a drunk driver like this is unbelievable. One moment, all's well and we are laughing, the next moment I'm dead and she's solo in life. This is heartbreaking and tragic. I don't drink because NOTHING good happens with alcohol. sickening.

It hurts to see that the girl had no idea her passenger had died right besides her 😞

Poor lady, I cant imagine the pain!!!! R.I.P. to whoever died!!!

My God...the pain he caused the victims family and his own parents...😢..Lord have mercy..

That broke my heart that the parents of the kid that caused the wreck was that devastated! I couldn’t even imagine what the family of the lost loved one!💔💔💔💔 My heart goes out to both families!💔💔💔💔

My god, my heart absolutely breaks for those parents. I can’t even imagine what they are feeling. 😢

He scarred everyone for life. He should get a tattoo on his face that says "I drove drunk and killed a person".

I swear I'm getting softer with old age, I started tearing up right away. I can empathize with the woman passenger, that look of pain she had was too much

Mom probably wont be able to see her son until things open up... I feel for everyone involved except for the DUI driver.