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@Stoney0714 Год назад

I’m going through this right now with my son. He was a passenger in a vehicle and someone ran the light and hit them. Now my son has brain injury and the injuries are in multiple areas. He still hasn’t woken up it’s been a week. If anyone sees this,can y’all say a prayers for my boy? He is only 24 with his whole life ahead of him.

@patriciahigh1310 Год назад

I am sorry you're going through this. I am absolutely praying for you and your family. God bless you.

@ericathom8973 Год назад

Oh my goodness, I am truly sorry. Will definitely keep you and your loved ones on my thoughts!

@Stoney0714 Год назад

@@patriciahigh1310 thank you so much. He really needs them. He is such a good boy. No one deserves this. 😪

@Stoney0714 Год назад

@@ericathom8973 thank you so much. He is my boy. My first born, such a good kid.. 😪

@sharongrigg5336 Год назад

I'm so so sorry 😞 I can't imagine what you're going through. Sending prayers, love n my thoughts for you & your son. Keep strong my lovely 💕

@matthewwheeler4572 Год назад

@MrBallen although there is a lot more to this story, I think you did a good job with it. I am actually Whitney`s Husband. We were dating for about a year at this point. I want to say thank you for touching on the relationship between the two families. The VanRyn family is amazing. Truly incredible, loving people. After they found out about the mix up they didn't flip out and stomp out of the hospital. They stayed by Whitney's side even though they knew it wasnt Laura. They supported her and watched over her until her parents could get there. They showed compassion and grace. Beautiful people. We still talk and see each other to this day. Although the mix up gets alot of attention in this story... never forget the 4 others that died as well : Monica, Brad, Betsy, Laurel. They were all amazing.

@autumnbackhaus1244 Год назад

Yes, you are absolutely correct. We must not forget about the other 4 souls who lost their lives due to this accident. It makes me tear up thinking about the families who all received that phone call that changed their lives forever. Such a great loss. Lots of love.

@stoptheinsanity8963 Год назад

I was ok during the story until I got to your comment. It broke me. As a mother I cannot imagine what either family had to endure & honestly I hope I never do. Thank you for sharing some of the blessings that came out of such a tragedy. I’m going to order the book now.

@katlyncurran3890 Год назад

God bless you all ❤❤❤❤

@marytramp5678 Год назад

@@lagear2165 her teeth were NEVER messed up! Whitney's were different from Laura's so they appeared to be "messed up". they thought that Whitney was Laura. and bc of the accident the whole jaw/teeth had been shifted ( actually happens quite frequenly in violent accidents). however it WASN'T Laura it WAS Whitney. therefore there was no shifting of the jaw/teeth. smh i'd like to tell you to go back to school for some reading comprehension but there was no reading involved.... so maybe put a finger in one ear while listening so what your listening to stays in there and catches on whatever is rattling around in there, maybe that will help??

@whimsygrove9971 Год назад

This made me cry. The fact that the family stayed by Whitney even though she wasn't theirr daughter is seriously beautiful. I cannot imagine the turmoil that family must've had to endure right at that moment. I wish you and Whitney all the best and I hope she's full healed now from her accident.

@Celeste-jh2lj Год назад

Aw man imagine thinking your daughter survived just to learn she actually didnt make it and the girl you think is your daughter isnt your child. That would crush me

@kylerbenson9520 Год назад

i know right-- that's absolutely crushing-- like id just die on the spot id spontaneously combust- ok but in all seriousness yea that would be crushing and would be horrible for someone's mental health and would hurt so bad-

@brendan6747 Год назад

Just shows how completely selfless Laura's family is, im pretty astonished

@cheriessoblessedformerlyfear Год назад

Especially since it sounds like the one girl was buried and the funeral was for wrong girl

@Celeste-jh2lj Год назад

@@cheriessoblessedformerlyfear right. Id be shattered.

@adammoore652 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely crazy story

@stephenzimny1008 10 месяцев назад

As a paramedic myself, they did their job. People dont understand what 'load and go' means. You see this is a life and death situation, you get that person to the hospital. The hospital has so much more time to properly ID. I wouldnt even call this a screw up by the medics at all. They helped prolong her life.

@kalebhopkins2688 8 месяцев назад

I agree with that we seen more stuff than you're freshly firefighters and EMT

@jaymike3302 8 месяцев назад

Yeah it's not the job of the first-responders to ID the victims.

@jencita8509 7 месяцев назад

That’s a really great point. The paramedics saved a life. It was much more the hospital that didn’t ID properly, or someone else in this situation.This video should definitely be titled differently.

@Inprogress_of_newbeginings 6 месяцев назад

Agreed, especially because the mistake didn't cause Laura's death.

@Eyesorecrymore 6 месяцев назад

@@jencita8509not the first time one of his titles don't make sense. I do enjoy his storytelling but there's too much opinion and dare I say embellishments?.

@Kyle2551 Год назад

When you specifically mentioned one girl had a closed casket visitation, and then other girl was alive but bandaged head to toe, my mind immediately went to this horrible outcome. How do you even begin to explain this to the families? I can't even begin to fathom how they felt.

@marleemum7057 Год назад

Crazzzzzzzzy! Ain't no words to describe this.

@siccodierdorp6947 Год назад

I was fearing it already from the 5:19 mark....

@chumbucketsburner2937 Год назад

Bro im getting pretty sick of youtube mobile showing the top comment when i havent clicked the comments section. Spoiled the video. Again. Great.

@NothingIsWrongToday Год назад

@@chumbucketsburner2937 as someone who just watched this video on my phone. You can literally completely ignore the comments.

@fioafionawright8604 Год назад

@@NothingIsWrongToday wow that’s very nice for you , you must have a different operating system or browser, your not the only person who exists , and bro isn’t the only person who finds losers posting a summary annoying..

@philiptucker7590 Год назад

I can’t imagine the family who found out that her daughter actually died. Had to be a huge roller coaster of emotions 😢

@CaleCoast Год назад

this comment appeared under the video, I didn't ask to see spoilers. not uour fault but come on RU-vid algo God.

@dc7993 Год назад

@@CaleCoast just don't read comments before.

@Missuskeefe Год назад

@@CaleCoast that is why you don't read the comments BEFORE you watch the video. This is a practice I adhere to.

@bobbieperry3201 Год назад

@@CaleCoast I'm actually glad that @philip tucker said what happen cuz I didn't get it at first. But I understand what ur saying.

@PoppedAndFlopped Год назад

@@CaleCoast You didn't ask to see spoilers, but you were reading the comments? What do you expect?

@shamalamadingdong1417 5 месяцев назад

I've heard this story before, and one detail that was left out, was that "Whitney's" funeral was filmed, so she literally got to watch her own funeral...Everyone that showed up, everything that was said about her.....That must've been profound to see.

@ericduncan7266 4 месяца назад

That’s crazy to even think about. I wouldn’t want to watch it if it were me. That would give me chills.

@gaston6800 4 месяца назад

@@ericduncan7266 Nah, it'd be really nice to see how much people care about you

@ericduncan7266 4 месяца назад

@@gaston6800 true

@JackButland-tt9zk Месяц назад

@@gaston6800and what about if people didn't care, how would you feel then?

@gaston6800 Месяц назад

@@JackButland-tt9zk That would suck

@bassicallyandre Год назад

I always think about how no matter how careful you live your life, it can always dramatically change for the worse or even end simply by being at the wrong place, at the the wrong time.

@redefinedliving5974 Год назад

This is so true. This happened to a college mate who had everything so perfect until he accidentally hit and killed someone

@SimplyEmmatation Год назад

I was worried about watching this one. My grandma was the staff member that was lost in this accident. This is something I have had to relive so many times in my life and yet I hadn't seen these pictures since they were on the news 16 years ago. I've never read the book so I've never heard the story like this. You did such a good job, thank you for being a great story teller.

@ILikeSoda229 Год назад

My condolences 🙏

@andrewsld Год назад

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you have found a way to heal, and that her memory brings you comfort.

@ChadAF_YT Год назад

live, laugh, love.

@Gk72 Год назад

@@ChadAF_YT ??

@Thejxns Год назад

Thank you for sharing! By sharing that piece of your truth, it makes the “staff member” a real person. She was a mother, a grandmother, and she’s loved and missed! I’m really sorry for your loss!

@Tomatohater64 Год назад

As a former trauma nurse for 32 years, I can actually see how this might happen. Just a very, very sad situation.

@cv6442 Год назад

Thank you for doing a job I never could 💜

@Treeofwysdm Год назад

Stephen, yep. A really sad, bizarre situation but I can see how such a mix up would happen. Definitely no ill intent on anyone's part.

@valkyrieaerialphotography2201 Год назад

I applaud your dedication. Truly. 💯🎯👍🏼✅

@MorningStarMidnightSun Год назад

Thank you for your lengthy and dedicated service ♥️

@SBHKur0 Год назад

Thank you for your service. Hope all is well for you, I’ve never been in that kind of situation but doing healthcare, i only lasted 3 years max because of the toll it took mentally. It really takes a special kind of person to hold down healthcare jobs tbh, again thank you.

@thomaslloyd815 Год назад

I’m a CDL driver from Indiana, and it’s terrible that this happened, but it’s crazy how quickly this stuff happens in the road, always pay attention to your surroundings, and if you’re tired or worried ALWAYS pull over!

@lena-Ramone Год назад

Company treating truckers like slaves and giving them shit . Sounds well over worked the ones who should get time are the company bosses. He needed sleep he's human

@jaketane1717 Год назад

@@lena-Ramone yes of course but maybe put on the brakes first

@ajat3202 11 месяцев назад

@@lena-Ramone he should have rested first

@afro_snake6458 11 месяцев назад

@lena-Ramone theres laws that limit cdl driving time for this very reason. Truck drivers are held to a higher standard than the average joe

@Sundog0811 11 месяцев назад

I will.never understand why people pull out in front of a big truck more than they would a small vehicle. They don't understand how dangerous it is. I never did that though before driving a big rig. Stop doing that, idiots. These trucks don't stop easily and they weigh 100x your vehicle. It will be like a brick versus an empty pop can colliding at 20mph

@kath3832 Год назад

Wow this was a heartbreaking story for Laura's family, and all those that died in the accident. I am so happy for Whitney's family though and so happy the families had such a bond over what happened ❤️

@haroldscott9335 8 месяцев назад

Amazing people who love and live, not common

@orangesunset9786 Год назад

Whitney's mother was actually a teacher at my school and she told this story to all of her students over the years, it truly is a story that is a miracle while also being a tragedy. It's crazy to hear this being told by someone I watch regularly.

@spoodymans Год назад

X doubt

@walterbrunswick Год назад

@@spoodymans X dislike your comment

@Maddenmvp_yt Год назад

How’s it a miracle 5 people died yeah you can say 4 people didn’t die but still wouldn’t call 5 people dying a miracle

@paro4128 Год назад

@@Maddenmvp_yt i think they meant it was a miracle for Whitney’s family but a tragedy for Laura’s family.

@experiencedpeople5368 Год назад

@@spoodymans If the first thing you do when you see someone who have met the people that are mentioned in the video is releasing the "pic or didn't happen" energy, then it would've been a privilege for them to meet those people irl

@MissMfMurder Год назад

The moment I heard you mention Laura and Whitney looking very similar and then following it up with the horrible crash, my heart sank. I knew where this story was going. I feel so bad for the families. What a roller coaster of emotions they all had to endure.😔

@steve390gold Год назад

Ditto. I totally called it before the punch hit. As a dad myself this is an absolute gut check of a story. Got choked up for sure.

@Chio_OB Год назад

Yep as soon as he mentioned the phone calls it twigged. Horrible in every way

@picklepants4726 Год назад

This same thing happened to my dad when he was a teenager. There was a car accident and both he and his friend were greatly injured and had both crushed their faces beyond recognition, In a miracle with the mixup between my dad and his friend. His friend was in much worse shape and had no insurance, but was mistaken for my father and put in life support and got top quality treatment that he wouldnt have gotten without the mistake and my father's insurance. By the time they fixed the mixup they both were stable and lived through.the ordeal. It was a miracle disguised as a mistake. Without the added help my dad's friends very likely would.have passed away.

@kosmosfan01 Год назад

That is definitely where my suspicion peaked as well the further he got into the story. When he described what the therapist asked to be written on the paper that the person should have known but kept getting it wromg, it sealed it for me that it was the name. I remembered watching an episode of 9-1-1 that had a similar case to this one with two best friends getting misidentified as the main dilemma for the episode.

@OC-CPA Год назад

@@picklepants4726 Pretty fucked up that he would've been allowed to die because of his insurance situation. Definitely something wrong with that system.

@aprilslack3539 Год назад

As horrible as it is.... my heart sings for the parents who's daughter literally came back from the dead....

@dobanator4501 10 месяцев назад

Nah, what Laura's family went through was way worse than just losing a child.

@Ben89420 9 месяцев назад

@@dobanator4501they weren't saying it was worse

@TyJayT7666 9 месяцев назад

@@dobanator4501fr bro that shit would hurt

@Archon_of_Freedom_ 8 месяцев назад

@@TyJayT7666I cannot imagine if a close family member died like that.... I don't think I could handle it. I've lost family.... But not like that.

@Archon_of_Freedom_ 8 месяцев назад

@@dobanator4501 Amen to that.. I hope they're able to heal.

@itsbrittanybtch 11 месяцев назад

Poor Laura's family. Imagine thinking your daughter was alive to find out that they'd mistaken her. I mean, Whitney's family too... but, I'd rather think someone is dead then get the good news they weren't than vice versa. Such a tragic thing to have happen either way.

@lisac3577 Год назад

As a recently retired 20 year death investigator this was one of my biggest fears. Misidentifying someone would be absolutely devastating to everyone involved, myself included.

@smartyjonez5470 Год назад

Ballen went from posting 4 videos a week with no sponsors to one video per 4 weeks with a sponsor crowbarred into the middle of the story. I guess the 100s of thousands of dollar he makes from his millions of subscribers isn’t enough. He has to get that extra sponsor money. He became such a greedy sell out

@jake-y Год назад

how did you get into that job? what experience?

@smartyjonez5470 Год назад

@@jake-y death investigator is a weird title. If he is telling the truth (it’s the internet so there’s a great chance he’s lying) he either would be a detective (working for police) or work as an investigator or doctor for the medical examiner office (but his official title would never be death investigator lol)

@HELLRZR-nm3vv Год назад

@@smartyjonez5470 Are you seriously pissing, moaning, and crying about excellent free content? Your mommy must pay your house bills still.

@bgood213 Год назад

Have you ever experienced ghost paranormal experiences??

@KawaiiKasai Год назад

Can you imagine what the parents went through? The sheer joy at finding out the daughter you thought you had buried was still alive, vs the absolute devastation of finding out the daughter you thought has survived this horrible tragedy had in fact been buried days ago.

@katkatalyst641 Год назад

At least it has a sorta happy ending...the families bonded and new connections were made, laws were inacted...

@AlexBrucki Год назад

Spoiler alert*

@Veluz22 Год назад

I know right??? Fr i almost cried thinking about it

@redefinedliving5974 Год назад

I feel so sorry for Laura's family

@t99155 Год назад

Bruh this story was so crazy! Geez how heartbreaking to find out that it’s not your daughter who survived but then the realization that she actually passed…but man I’m glad Whitney had survived and the families stayed in touch ❤

@dianacollins2960 Год назад

Everyone that had gone to Whitney’s funeral drove down and attended Laura’s funeral. I’m from Gaylord and remember all of this. My kids knew Whitney, her sister and her Mom. As I did as well. Whitney is married and has 2 kids. She has written a book about her experience. They are a very wonderful family and yes, have stayed close to Laura’s family.

@hotfreakaa Год назад

Mr. Ballen is the only one that I actually watch the ads.. hes such a great story teller.. he makes me laugh so much during the ads. Mr. Ballen and Bailey Siran are my absolute favorites....

@Selena-gz9ts Год назад

Plus Kall Me Kris

@kylerbenson9520 Год назад

ffth man ffth

@itsMBWAAA Год назад

In 2010 my best friend and I were thrown out of the windshield of my truck and my friend sadly passed away at the scene. The paramedics mixed the two of us up and they told my parents that I was the one who passed away. The paramedics drove my family to the hospital to see a grievance counselor and while they were waiting, a nurse came out and told my parents that I was awake and stable enough for a visit. My parents said “you must have us mixed up, our son didn’t survive” so the nurse came back to me and asked my birthday etc etc and she went back and said “he says he is your son, so you should probably come and see” and of course they then found out that I was the one who survived. Conversely, my buddy’s family then got the news that he was in fact the one who didn’t survive

@ellielou52 Год назад

That's horrible for both families, I'm sorry you lost your buddy, that's traumatic when aren't with them when you lose them, I can't imagine having been WITH any of my deceased friends when it happened...

@st.francisanddr.pepper1304 Год назад

Thats crazy.

@texasdandv1 Год назад

Being a truck driver this story terrified me. Every day the thought of having an accident is on my mind. I know I could never live with myself if this happened to me. My prayers go out to both families

@blackhand207 Год назад

And it never will happen if you drive responsibly and don't push yourself beyond your limits meaning take the proper breaks to get sleep in between and you won't have to ever worry about running some poor family down in a minivan or a Bus full of innocent people

@sudhirsingare3753 Год назад

Replace your thought of having accident with following affirmations: I am Loveful being. I am safe and protected God's powers. I am the most safe driver in the universe. I spread joy and happiness. I am blessed with everything I need. Om Shanti.

@Ryukved4882 Год назад

Same here brother I have same thoughts being in this profession.

@Ryukved4882 Год назад

@@sudhirsingare3753 Thanks Bhai it's a good thought, I will be doing the same from now on, as being in this profession I had similar mentality like the above @Daniel Castillo. That was a wise and caring advice.

@sadieb5340 Год назад

Yeah I honestly feel terrible for the truck driver too, he obviously didn’t do it on purpose.

@F0XXosekc Год назад

There is literally no other creator who makes sponsored ads as good as him

@thisguy5283 Год назад

How about when you get a Mr. Ballen Ad in a Mr. Ballen video. Bonus Ballen inception

@Selena-gz9ts Год назад

Kall me Kris is pretty good too

@heatherofmorans Год назад

internet historian is so good with them too

@kylerbenson9520 Год назад

ffth

@Kandalite Год назад

Harry Mac does it best

@brandiehenry5375 2 месяца назад

The little jackets for crows had me dead🤣🤣🤣🤣 so funny

@wadewilson8011 Год назад

Btw, a lot of us miss your cryptid and paranormal stories. Really wish you would more. I love hearing about Things That Go Bump in the Night!

@yayac7899 Год назад

Yes!! I miss the spookies!

@erinnicole3170 Год назад

Yes!!! Those are the best!

@coalminersdaughter76 Год назад

Same here! That’s what made me interested in him so much. I’ve binged watch about every episode. More creepy stories please @mrballen

@GamingwolfZJ Год назад

I admit, it’d be cool to hear another cool story where practically the only explanation is “something paranormal happened.” Although I’m 90% sure that he mainly does that during October, right?

@Lobo_Loco1 Год назад

Me too I been waiting for these!!!!

@deanakay21 Год назад

I had no idea I was a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious until I discovered Mr. Ballen. You were born to tell other people's stories! Thank you so much 🥰

@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va Год назад

Watching his shorts brought me to his page... Now I can't watch enough of his videos!

@JoeDeezy Год назад

Delivered in story format*

@MayberryMafia Год назад

Anybody born in the 80s already knows they’re a fan of the S,D,&M

@zwilkinson2 Год назад

I imagine he's got some stories of his own.

@j24130 Год назад

I had neither. Btw now im afraid to go to the toilet at night

@seankelly8902 Год назад

This happens more than you would think, happened to my friend in high school both of them passed in a car accident and one of them had a fake ID and it wasn’t his real ID it was another guys that we all used to hang out with. Police called his parents and told them their son was in a fatal car accident and they ran upstairs and their son was sleeping in bed, it didn’t make it as far as this video but wow what a tragedy

@luckyluciano6552 Год назад

There’s a House MD episode that was very similar to this case (it wouldn’t surprise me if it was based on this scenario). I knew what would happen right away… Truly a tragedy. I hope both families have continued to heal and thrive after all these years

@sheldonmatthews4807 Год назад

I was thinking while listening, “where have I heard this story before?” I was thinking it was House, but I couldn’t picture the episode, I thought was it Chicago Fire/Med? Code Black? Grey’s Anatomy? Some other medical show I’ve watched. Pretty sure it was House

@sticky4158 8 месяцев назад

Thank you... I was wracking my brain for where I had heard this type of thing before...

@jasonjones7461 8 месяцев назад

I made almost this identical comment just now haha.

@mary-janereallynotsarah684 3 месяца назад

Ya that was a sad episode

@EB-wl9st 2 месяца назад

I remember that episode.

@lesliebean4594 Год назад

This is the first “strange, dark, and mysterious” story I can recall having foreseen the “twist” coming. These poor families. It’s awe inspiring what they made out of such a tragic event. Thank you for telling their story with such grace and style. You’re the best at that!

@WhovianRoxas Год назад

I was able to predict what happened because the show "9-1-1" had an episode where a segment was based off this event. Of course, at the time, I didn't know it was inspired by a true event.

@ReddyReader Год назад

Not me, i really did not see this coming! Good for you guys.

@kica4396 Год назад

@@ReddyReader I knew as soon as I heard they were both blonde.....It was all over the news at the time. The excuse used was they had the same hair as to why no one figured it out.

@JmJizzay Год назад

I thought he was gonna say she was writing in a different language

@migmigjohnson6083 Год назад

Any fan of the series "House MD" saw the twist coming.

@juleswins3 Год назад

Wow, I actually had a “gasp moment” with this story. I can only imagine the incredible shift in emotions the families had when they learned of the mixup.

@Boodoo4You Год назад

I saw it coming as soon as he said how similar they looked at the start. There’s a reason why writers give exposition like that.

@jaymichaelruss6872 Год назад

As a father to an amazing little girl, I can honestly say some of these stories scare me so much as my daughter is my life. But at the same time these videos are great. Great content mate! My condolences to the families. I can’t imagine losing my child, and I’m so sorry you lost yours.

@karenwetherall7890 Год назад

So sad to think of all those young lives lost! I love that the two families have become close. In a way they can now share in the life and events of the one daughter! Bless them all!! 💖

@kavedianobles6672 Год назад

My heart broke for these families. To find out that your daughter had not survived she'd actually died and that another family had a whole funeral and buried your daughter. Damn my heart broke for that family.

@ayf_ Год назад

My heart goes with the driver - he was shocked to find out he accidentally killed some ppl, and jail time too? 4 years, that's not ok

@cheepymcpeepy Год назад

@@ayf_ Honestly, I feel terrible for all involved, right down to the EMS. God awful mistakes were made - and God awful consequences were had.

@jefflabbecomedy Год назад

@@ayf_ Yeah, and truckers work in a crazy industry where they call their supervisor and ask to pull over because they're a danger to be on the road, and they're told to stay on schedule. I wonder how many close calls there were before he finally just couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. Just a tragedy. Jail isn't going to do anything but ruin his life going forward. That doesn't help anyone involved.

@kavedianobles6672 Год назад

@@cheepymcpeepy I agree it was such an unfortunate tragic terrible accident.

@xfan420bush9 Год назад

@@ayf_ I feel for the driver too. But consequences need to be in place. If you're so tired that your starting to fall alseep you need to know to pull over rather than risk 4 years in jail.

@evanferree3029 Год назад

"Whitneys gaze would move from her reflection, up to the clock on the wall and she would see she was running late" Honestly its this type of detail oriented narrating that makes Mr. Ballen next level. Homie literally paints a picture in your mind with his words.

@Wheatybic Год назад

Detail adds nothing to the story and just drags it out. First vid and it's already unbearable how he adds 5 hours of useless info

@evanferree3029 Год назад

@@Wheatybic nah I think ur in the minority there bud. His ability to add vivid detail is what separates him from everyone else on RU-vid with the same content.

@leonkennedy8598 Год назад

@@Wheatybic Do you know the meaning of storytelling , buddy?

@cinny. Год назад

Yeah, Im not watching this directly, but just listening to it in the background. This really helps me get whats going on without pictures. That quote in particular really shook me up! i thought something else was gonna happen

@cinny. Год назад

@@evanferree3029 True.

@cahiami Год назад

My jaw literally dropped at that twist omg. I did NOT see that coming. I can't even begin to imagine the emotions involved with that revelation.

@CelesChere9999 Год назад

As soon as he said there was going to be a major twist I figured this one out almost immediately. I wish he hadn't hinted it was going to be a twist

@jstu8 Год назад

I had no idea where this story was going until he mentioned the light, then I remember hearing about this. I can’t imagine the emotional turmoil those families went through. Heart wrenching.

@deandreagillon Год назад

I was 5 minutes into the video when I realized the story you were telling. I remember when this happened and it was heart wrenching. Thank you for telling the story with respect.

@The_Farmish_One Год назад

Is it really sunny in Philly?

@kuitaranheatmorus9932 Год назад

Yes

@landisratliff9565 Год назад

Me too. I live in Indy and remember when this happened. It was really sad 😕

@Yosetime Год назад

I'm surprised nobody mentioned why the trucker fell asleep. It's a dangerous job because drivers have to drive unreasonably long hours in order to make a living. So much reform needs to happen surrounding the driving hours of truckers.

@ashleycrash8838 Год назад

I can’t help but feel terrible for him too and I’m sure he is devastated. Truckers are definitely overworked and it’s not right

@careleo Год назад

I agree. I feel awful for him because he was probably just trying to make ends meet. I sincerely doubt the trucking company he worked for faced any repercussions. Insanely sad.

@tammracarniero9828 Год назад

As of several years ago, laws have been passed and now enforced regarding provisions, requirements, limitations, among other things and any CDL carrying motorist is now monitored via a number of methods.. including the truck driver's equivalent to a drunk driving offender's interlock device.

@amandajoy2034 Год назад

My family is full of truck drivers. They can only be on the road for like 8hrs legally. I don't know the laws in other states.

@hotsoup1001 Год назад

@@amandajoy2034 It's federal, so all 50 states. They are governed by the USDOT because of interstate travel.

@JoesPalace Год назад

I know what it's like to get that call from the hospital. I did when I was eight years old. My mom was a nurse and worked at that hospital so I assumed they were calling for her to come into work as they often did when she was on call. She was sleeping and I had to wake her up. After running back and forth from the phone to my mom I finally realized they were calling about my older 17 year old brother who had been in a terrible car accident. He was severely injured and died a couple of days later.

@droberts8703 Год назад

I am so sorry condolences

@susanelliott3288 Год назад

So sorry for your loss.

@Theypostoffyouryoutube000 9 месяцев назад

🙏🏾

@kk_giirl Год назад

I literally, am sick to my stomach. And I’m 3/4 into the story, and I fear I know how it ends… every parents nightmare 🥺… I pray for ALL involved 🙏❤

@johncameron4172 Год назад

As a former truck driver I hate it when things like this happen. Just about everyone knows truck drivers are regulated by the DOT to keep them from being up too long and falling asleep at the wheel like in this story. Truck drivers know how easy it is to forge a log book and make oneself look legal when they’re not. I always hate it when drivers blame their company for “pushing” them because it’s not the trucking companies that cause it. It’s the companies that we haul for. They don’t care if they keep you there all day or night to get you loaded or unloaded. I have delivered at a company that fined or took away money from the fee that they paid my company for hauling the load if I was late by more than 20 minutes on my scheduled delivery time. Then I went to the other side of the building to pick up a load from the same company and I sat there 9 1/2 hours waiting to get loaded. Truck drivers are not the greatest people ever but 99% are honest hardworking people just trying to support their families.

@camillahall9784 Год назад

My ex husband forged his log books for almost each load Driving when he should've had down time. Hence most trucking companies have switched to electronic log books

@TimJSwan Год назад

I used electronic logs and they would end up forcing me to take my sleep break during the day after a full shift, so I don't get sleep, then finally begin a 14 hour shift driving at night right when I am about to get sleepy. The electronic logs make it hard to drive when you're feeling up to driving.

@dawnking2652 Год назад

Thank you! You truckers keep this Country moving.

@recycledapathy7411 Год назад

The trucking companies are the ones who get hit with penalties for breaking DoT regulations, though. If the customer wants something Wednesday, and threatens to pay less if it's delivered Thursday, someone at the trucking company makes the decision to not say, "Okay, then, how about we fire you as a customer and work for customers who understand how the world works? Good luck finding a shady company to make your deliveries." My husband worked for a trucking company who tried to pull that crap on him some years back, and he quit and moved to a different company. That first company is no longer in operation due to so many violations and lawsuits, as well as not being able to hire anyone who wasn't new or desperate (and therefore more likely to be pushed into violations).

@Gibbs2win Год назад

Logbooks can also have the opposite effect of what they're supposed to do too though. I've been out of hours woken up 5 hours before I could kick off again and been unable to go back to sleep before my departure time. Transporting livestock so I never had the luxury of being able to pull over for extended periods of time back then so a quick 15-30 minute powernap was sometimes the best I could get.

@bergeracvandamme Год назад

I can imagine that the trauma of burying and then grieving for your daughter would still last even after later finding out she was alive in hospital. And for the other family, what a terrible shock.

@unchargedpickles6372 Год назад

I knew a family where the police came, told Mom and Dad their teen son had been killed in a car accident. Parents were destroyed, 3 hrs later their son walks in the door, confusion, elation, etc turned out it was his cousin his same age thatd been killed so even though their son was alive, their nephew was dead. It was a mess.

@TheOldandslow Год назад

I can only imagine the PTSD from that experience for the parents. Omg. Heartbreaking.

@kayf516 Год назад

Love & light to you & your son 🙏🕊️

@carissadgraham Год назад

This is so heartbreaking. On one hand, it's almost beautiful how everything turned out, but it's still completely devastating. Also, as someone who has been hit head-on by an 18-wheeler, this was really hard to hear 💔

@stfinalwrath Год назад

As soon as he mentioned that they were incredibly similar followed by the accident I KNEW they had the wrong person. That had to be so incredibly difficult to go through and it's so tragic.

@sv8729 Год назад

I love that he includes those small details because it gives you a chance to piece it together before he states it and it's very rewarding when he confirms what happened.

@sorterwoodsteel Год назад

Yeah, whenever he mentions small details, it always becomes really important in the end. If he mentions a name in his story for a person that seems irrelevant, they either become a victim or a killer. For example he said a story before where a girl was strangled to death and he showed a photo of the girl at the start of the vid with a friend who was named who didn't seem to have any importance in the story, only for the named friend to be the killer.

@robbielloyd213 Год назад

Yep

@besprenmoroon Год назад

HER WIFU.

@lizardog Год назад

I actually remember when it happened, so I knew the story, but I love hearing Mr. Ballen tell it.

@johnwheeler7805 Год назад

As a driver. This has always been one of my biggest fears. I'm proud to be 15 years accident free and free of accidents with injury for my entire career. I can only imagine what he deals with everyday of his life.

@jwrigley47 Год назад

EDIT: I read up on it and found the following: "Spencer, 37, of Canton, Mich., had had five tickets since 1999, as well as a warning letter from the Michigan Secretary of State's Office." That does better explain his sentencing. -------------- I'm surprised he was sentenced that harshly. Was he breaking any rules, being negligent, had he been driving too long, dozing off beforehand, or on substances? It seems like manslaughter normally comes after someone ignores safety or common sense and accidentally kills others because of that negligent behavior. This seems like a complete accident, unless he was breaking rules or ignoring safety. Accidentally killing five people and having to live with that seems like punishment enough (or maybe he loses his license altogether or is put on house arrest or probation). Four years in prison seems excessive. I do feel for him in addition to all the families.

@firewizzard86 Год назад

@@jwrigley47 4 years isn't harsh, that's less than a year for every young life he took. It wasn't an accident either, driving tired is as bad as driving drunk.

@nickyblue4866 Год назад

@@jwrigley47 four years.... that's all?!

@residentevilclone Год назад

@@jwrigley47 when people die as a direct cause of someone else, there has to be punishment. I highly doubt the family of those 5 that died thought that 4 years in prison was a fair trade. Not that a long sentence would’ve made them feel any better. I was surprised it wasn’t MORe years.

@Fabulos1 Год назад

He could've been more responsible, he knew he was tired, he could've pulled off and napped.

@JP-nm6fw Год назад

Elena I pray your son will be ok!! Thanks MrBallen for your awesome story,and giving the victims closer!! Keep up your wonderful stories!!❤❤❤

@emtboyd 8 месяцев назад

I love how you told this story, but the shouldn’t be placed entirely on the paramedics. I have been a medic for almost 20 years and I have been hundreds of MVC calls. We do our best to identify the patient, but it’s also up to the hospital to confirm that the name and DOB are correct. MVC’s are massive chaos and the fact that they found anything at all is amazing. This is a horrible mistake, but the hospital is equally to blame

@bovinityleak2066 7 месяцев назад

Yeah we get it. Dial it back.

@Pegasus856 6 месяцев назад

Not to mention the coroner on the other side of the misidentification equation

@abc-wv4in 5 месяцев назад

I would say the hospital is more to blame. The EMTs have to quickly get victims to the hospital, and apparently there were a lot of head injuries. I don't think this is a paramedic screw-up at all.

@dylanackermann1087 Год назад

Nothing better then waking up to see MrBallen posted! Love your work man!

@patriciaragsdale661 Год назад

Heck! I have been awake waiting for him to post! Lol

@PerfectionInMotion69 Год назад

Wait until you wake up to a woman touching you in places you've never been touched. Oh man, you virgins don't know what you're missing 😂

@jackcarney2691 Год назад

@dylan ackermann your so smart and funny and handsome!

@SynestriaVI Год назад

My heart aches for both families, but I can't imagine the awful grief Laura's parents felt to think their daughter was alive only to be told she actually had died.

@polkadots716 Год назад

And as if that wasn't horrible enough, she had already been buried. Such a sad situation. 😢

@hippo_dame7028 Год назад

@@polkadots716 but she had a very nice funeral with a lot of people…. Maybe that helped a bit

@debbylou5729 Год назад

@@hippo_dame7028 yeah right, in what universe? Sorry your kid died, here’s a flower

@labradoriteatheart Год назад

@@hippo_dame7028 No, a nice funeral with a lot of people doesn't help. Why would it? They want their precious child, not a lot of people at a "nice funeral". I'm in the unfortunate position to know what it is to lose a child and nothing soothes the pain and sorrow. I have the feeling that you don't have children to make such a shallow comment!

@LavendarGoose Год назад

@@labradoriteatheart I don't think that you understood @Hippo_Dame's comment. Obviously they want their child back and are grieving. But the fact that she wasn't buried in an unmarked grave or at a funeral that no one attended is better than nothing.

@happiness_is_for_you Год назад

I’m sending prayers for your son and family. I hope he has a full recovery.

@tinablackwood8230 11 месяцев назад

Wow that was crazy for both of the families!!!! GOD BLESS THEM ALL AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL ❤

@mrfriendhorror Год назад

This is horrible for everyone involved, and while it was of course just a mistake for the driver, it will haunt him for the rest of his life. These things seem like they'll never happen to you, but we probably come so close to these situations every single day ourselves. Thank you, Mr. Ballen

@davidwavidshmavider Год назад

I feel horrible for the driver, and everyone else involved in it.

@toxicKween83 Год назад

Sad story...shit happens, unfortunately. Boo! 👻 Wasssssssup mr friend?! Ballen fan too....small world, lol. Great narrating on your latest vid, I really enjoyed listening. Keep up the good work!

@louieoak5425 Год назад

"Just a mistake"

@vojake100 Год назад

@@louieoak5425 you've never made a mistake... huh?

@rangerjones5531 Год назад

@@toxicKween83 I guess it’s four o’clock somewhere 👍🍺🍺👍🇺🇸😎

@heathernicol3026 Год назад

Oh my god, how horrible…! It started with such a tragic accident, and it just got worse and worse… I’m so glad the two families were able to come together and form a healing bond. And you told the story so well (as usual)! Engaging, but not embellished, all the people and their stories are presented with both respect and gravity. And a lot of us would never hear these people’s stories without MrBallen telling them. Great work.

@crystal480 Год назад

Does ur lips 👄 hurt

@bentonrp Год назад

The heartbreak of the shock in learning that your loved one had long been dead, buried, and mourned under a different name, after an already painful recovery of hoping they will survive when the hope is gone and the spirit has been so mistakenly dishonored. What a cruelty that Fate had given to Laura.

@georgepaulthagoat5311 Год назад

He really is one of the best storytellers I've ever heard

@ellielou52 Год назад

@@crystal480 i guess complimenting someone who works really hard, who's hard work you benefit from week after week, is outside your emotional range. We're nice here, so be kind.

@crazycatladyoftullamore5176 Год назад

@@ellielou52 well said! 🇦🇺👏

@eddiemayfield3480 Год назад

awsome content always watch ur vids everyday love them and thank you for your service mr.ballen

@LSD209 Год назад

Crazy! Tragic with a phenomenal twist that is sure to shock!

@Wiikidmicky Год назад

if anything strange dark or mysterious ever happens to me, I want Mr Ballen to tell my story. No one talks about the victims in these stories better than he does, so kind, so respectful! Never stop ♥️

@kosher8720 Год назад

“…the sheer volume of cockroaches crawling out of her mouth shocked and stunned onlookers, buuuuuuut, one of the onlookers was a entomologist and he determined this cockroach duvet, this mass exodus of shiny carapaces was because there wasn’t enough room in her body for these voracious creatures AND their millions of eggs…”

@vanessalenarcic7163 Год назад

Oh my God I love this, what a brilliant idea 😀 If I ever read of anything happening to you I'll be sure to send your story to Mr Ballen to cover and in saying that I hope I never hear of your name again and I mean that in the nicest possible way haha 🤣🤣

@rosemclean2519 Год назад

Seriously!

@julespeace684 Год назад

Mr. Ballen is a good family man & he cares, thus the way he tells the stories.🤙🏽🕊🌻

@laurelneedham5447 Год назад

John, I was buried alive head down up to one ankle above the surface in a landslide and survived, with injuries. Conscious under the dirt and rock the entire terrifying time. The experience underground when you’re suffocating to death and crushed is right out of a horror script. It permanently changed my head and heart space.. BBC London contacted me for a survivor series and I know for a fact you’d do the story absolutely proud. I could send you their segment link privately, and write the base content for you. Even the emergency personnel couldn’t understand why I wasn’t deceased. It’s not dark enough, even though what goes through your mind and soul is the stuff of nightmares. But it is textbook mysterious, there are weird details the authorities went back to try and answer later. You periodically cover survivor stories and I’d be honoured to send you all media links and newspaper clippings privately. I had to shake down the media, they got it wrong and said I was digging for diamonds. That made my life hell for months, I’d be recognized in public as the “Dirt Woman” with my shoulder sling and cornered to talk about it. Sometimes I’d agree, most times I politely begged off. I’m a writer, if you’re going to cover my accident, do the damn job correctly! I corrected their errors in the public. Other than media seeking me out, I’ve never reached out other than to correct inaccuracies. I’m a communications specialist and just wanted it to silently go away. I respect your communicative skill set so much, it would be an honour to share this through your narrative expertise. As a survivor, I cringe every time I hear about a burial death, including these coffin stories, because the experience is as isolating as it gets. The only other hell I can imagine is being jettisoned out into space after a cable snap. I love your work and I know you’re deluged with story prospects. Thanks for your time.

@doshinall Год назад

I'm from Michigan and I remember this story. I think it was the sister who first realized that it wasn't Laura but I can also understand how desperately the famly wanted to cling to the hope that she was still alive. How surreal it must have been for Whitney's parents to get that second phone call. Goosebumps.

@melissasrebby1760 Год назад

Same, live an hour away from Gaylord so it was big news all around here and I believe you are correct that it was the sister who had said something... So tragic

@LeatherCladVegan Год назад

@Richard Smegma I can't believe they named a place after you, but didn't bother to inform you.

@jeffrey0079 Год назад

@@LeatherCladVegan i can't belive its not butter

@smartyjonez5470 Год назад

@Richard Smegma I love your avatar ! So hot…

@TheLittleespy Год назад

@Richard Smegma it's pronounced gaylurd by locals though.

@lesliedaubert1411 Год назад

I had a feeling before you mentioned it, that they mixed the identities.

@TwizzlerGirl 10 месяцев назад

This is hands down the most unbelievable story on this channel 😱 how is this not more widely know or covered?

@quintili1 Год назад

Wow, they did look so alike. That is wild. How heartbreaking for the family that thought their loved one had survived.

@JamesHeinrich-vk7vz Год назад

I thought they were VERY DISTINGUISHABLE looking between the two. They're blond, blue eyes, similar body types. That's basically it. Now, with the commotion, dim lighting and dim witted Firemen at the scene, I can understand HOW they COULD make that mistake, ESPECIALLY with the purses. But still. And people's eyes don't change. You can Mummify my teenage daughter till you're out of TP. But I'd know IMMEDIATELY it WASN'T HER. And I sure AF WOULDN'T let nurses (whom AREN'T doctors as NURSE training is nothing and they're NOT that special and they ALL HAVE ATTITUDES. Dental Assistants DON'T. Nurses ARE Doctors' ASSISTANTS and with my experience, I don't allow nurses NEAR me unless they're male. Ever. And it does create a little issue in the E.R. but oh well tubby, this is my life. The amount of FCK UPS I've seen with those GAWD DAMNED IVs is SICKENING. Who puts them in with that HUFFING and PUFFING frustration for NOTHING that they ALWAYS HAVE? Female nurses ESPECIALLY. Usually well over weight. But the job consists of LOTS OF MOVING. I NEVER SEE FAT MALE NURSES. EVER. And OBVIOUSLY OVER WEIGHT PPL aren't ACCUSTOMED TO MOVING ALOT. Hence...) tell me SH*T if I have my OWN intuitions about MY DAUGHTER. #femalenursessuck

@bluehornet197 Год назад

they didnt look alike at all except for the hair and blue eyes and body type lol

@dgmma992 Год назад

@@bluehornet197 yeh everything that matters face is mangled and bruised up so how are they suppose to recognize

@bluehornet197 Год назад

@@dgmma992 I think you need to read my comment slowly this time as I never mentioned they look similar when they were mangled

@peterfuchs8260 Год назад

@@JamesHeinrich-vk7vz Why are you screaming. Stop the gender bullshit, if you've got your certificate you're good. I'd rather have dim witted firemen than none (but the burden of proof, that they were dim witted is to you). I'd say you cloud'nt even tell the difference between a male and a female mummie.

@KM-zn3lx Год назад

Please pray for this man and all truck drivers! Imagine having to live with this! I was hit and dragged by a dump truck at 15. I never blamed the guy. He couldn't live with himself and the stress caused him to have a heart attack. I truly wished I could have seen him as he wanted but at 15 I couldn't. I was in too much pain. I think he's probably dead now as I'm 60 but hope he found peace!

@Threemore650 Год назад

What a dear heart you are. Bless your kind soul.

@alexmartin3143 Год назад

Lucky you’re alive…

@sfarmertoo Год назад

I don't even know how to respond to this. ..your level of sympathy and forgiveness is ...heroic. God bless you

@Elldar111 Год назад

I agree, truly terrible accident for him too, not only 4 years in prison but he will live with a guilt for the rest of his life. In many countries truck drivers sometimes have to drive for 10-14 hours to make it on time, no wonder he fell asleep, he was just doing his job.

@Maddenmvp_yt Год назад

@@Elldar111 I don’t feel sorry for him he fell asleep behind the wheel if you are feeling tired you need to pull over and go to sleep not keep driving it totally is his fault and he should have gotten more time

@iamkah4789 9 месяцев назад

The accident part hit close to home for me. 4 years ago i moved to the town i live in currently. A couple years later, a buddy of mine in college was on a trip similar to this, but for academic reasons. The 4 vans they had taken, were all headed home late at night when one of the vehicles got hit in a deadly collision. 3 of the college students died. My buddy was in a van ahead of them and had avoided the accident. The death of those 3 students /shook/ our town. Tbh, i dont think the town had ever been so silent. My buddy took it really hard. He had known those 3 well. I can only imagine what he went through, and am so glad he survived

@Ceabrus74 Год назад

I understand he's not the victim here, but I also sympathize with the truck driver. When you work crazy hours, sleep can really sneak up on you without you noticing until it's too late. The lives he ruined with his mistake must weigh so heavily on his conscience. I hope he can forgive himself.

@amalielk 9 месяцев назад

In other countries, there are strict rules for how long truck drivers can drive in one sitting to avoid horrible accidents like these. Where I live, they are required to take a pause/sleep every 3-4 hours (if I remember correctly). There's a thing in the truck that measures how long the engine is on/how far they drive, so you'd be breaking the law if you don't take your required stops.

@kathyjones1576 9 месяцев назад

Things like that do have an impact on truck drivers. I knew of one who delivered to the place I worked, he hadn't driven in several years because of an accident. A lady pulled out in front of him, and of course he couldn't stop in time, and she was killed. Even though it wasn't his fault, he felt so horrible, he couldn't force himself to get back behind the wheel of another truck for a long time.

@Shieldmaiden313 8 месяцев назад

I agree 💯 he wasn't drunk or high or on his phone, he was just doing his overworked crazy hours & deadline's job!!!!

@zenphire 7 месяцев назад

Me too, my dad was very overworked (and eventually died of a heart attack as a result) and he often drove to work and back extremely tired. I was always worried he’d get into an accident. Research has shown that driving sleep deprived is almost like driving drunk. Of course the driver should take responsibility for his actions and get at least some prison time but I’m sure he feels insanely guilty and probably had to work long hours that night.

@ComeAlongKay 5 месяцев назад

@@amalielkI’m pretty sure there are rules for that in America also, or that you have to take a certain number of breaks.

@thousandsmiles2013 Год назад

Mr. Ballen, please don't ever stop creating content. I literally consume your videos on a daily basis, and I genuinely love how amazing your stories are. Keep up the incredible work brother!

@MsMichigan Год назад

I'm on my 3rd round of watching allllll of his videos. Plus his podcast is awesome too! 🙌

@chunkson3899 Год назад

I ran out of videos :/

@Rose-bi2rg Год назад

SAME. I work overnights at an animal hospital and I play his scariest videos when I’m alone in reception

@thousandsmiles2013 Год назад

@@chunkson3899 I had the same issue! Now I re watch all of them in hopes of more!

@thousandsmiles2013 Год назад

@@Rose-bi2rg the BEST time to watch them! I like them right before bed. So relaxing. ❤️

@rawbebaba Год назад

You gotta love that this guy's boss probably forced him to work insane hours, and yet the guy goes to prison but not his boss. Weird how that didn't get brought up and nobody talked about forcing trucking companies to give drivers proper time off.

@chrissylovesmc6732 Год назад

Don’t get these people who always find someone else to blame. Jeez.

@darryltorres7302 Год назад

@@chrissylovesmc6732 Even so, he still got a point. How was it that the driver would drive an 80,000 pound semi truck and he's sleeping on the job? Don't get me wrong he definitely got what he deserved but not everything is just black and white.

@rawbebaba Год назад

@@chrissylovesmc6732 drive all these hours or get fired lose your home. Starve to death because that's how it works. It's almost like it's dangerous to force drivers to drive crazy hours for weeks and months and years on end.

@rawbebaba Год назад

@@darryltorres7302 I mean it literally is though. He can't just decide not to work 14-16 hours a day for weeks on end well I mean I guess he could choose to lose his job, lose his home, and have people like y'all spit on him and call him a bum though .

@jacodasilva6695 Год назад

Do we even know if he had a boss? Maybe he was self employed.. And IF he did have a boss who is to say that he was forced to do anything? The driver is to blame not anybody else and 4 years come on..

@Dad-ij2qy Год назад

WOW! Mr. Ballen, you really know how to tell a story. And this is one mind-boggling story. Great job!

@JimboVulcanator Год назад

This story teared me up. I feel for both families.

@thesouthernhousewife7842 Год назад

I'm sure you won't see this comment but my husband and I have date night on nights when your videos come out. We order food, get in bed and watch your show which usually leads to binge watching more. It's created a lot of amazing memories for us. So thanks for doing what you

@cynthiafondren1326 Год назад

This is so cool how you have date night at this particular time!

@StarlightWorkshop0z Год назад

Omg. I hope the like button isn't watching

@ChronicGMR Год назад

Mr ballen tells his stories in such a unique way, showing minor important details that Any other storyteller would miss out. This is what seperates him from most storytellers. In a good way. Edit: I started a war in the replies section💀 Edit 2: Bro people are using advanced vocabulary now… Edit 3: I forgot that editing my comment removed my the heart😭😭😭

@obanho_0692 Год назад

ben

@gavintheamazing Год назад

@@obanho_0692 but they obviously watched other videos by him. Duh

@jadenelliott6828 Год назад

Agreed

@christopherrosado9015 Год назад

Big facts 💯💯🤘🏽

@mucidwreckordz Год назад

Tftfttfttt

@caebaby6988 Год назад

This is so heart breaking for both families

@scojo6377 Год назад

Yoou can say that again.

@jennyweidow1385 5 месяцев назад

I'm hoping and praying that all is well with you, your sweet son, and family. God bless❤❤❤

@davidepool5884 Год назад

I can’t even imagine what those two families went through. One family thinking that their daughter is alive and the other thinking that their daughter has passed. Having a funeral for your daughter and then being told weeks later that she is still alive must have been shocking. The other family had to be devastated when they found out that the girl in the hospital wasn’t their daughter. My son was killed in a motorcycle accident in June of 2021. His funeral was with a closed casket also. As much as I wanted to see him I decided it was for the best that I didn’t. The Army National Guard did eventually give me an opportunity to see him but out of respect for my son I decided against it. He had served full time in the military police unit based in Murray, Kentucky for 15 years working towards a full career.

@tsgrandma9837 Год назад

My heart goes out to you.

@davidepool5884 Год назад

@@tsgrandma9837 Thank you!

@kathiemahoney4261 Год назад

I am so very sorry for your loss. God bless you, your son & your family.

@matthewwhitby5368 Год назад

I don't have many joys in life but this is definitely one of them, keep up the good work Mrballen

@MrBallen Год назад

Thank you Matthew!

@matthewwhitby5368 Год назад

@@MrBallen no problem, enjoy your weekend ✌️

@andyandcallie Год назад

Matthew, find some joys in life! :)

@herenow2630 Год назад

Just like me, Matthew

@terryulmer969 Год назад

@@MrBallen Have you ever retold the Incident at The Land Between Lakes Incident where a family was killed while they were just starting to set up their camp site, but a young boy survived the attack by hiding under their RV? Perhaps research The Cherokee Little People are Real too. We so love the way you tell these accounts. Thank you so much! Walk in beauty dear 💖

@neilbruce123 Год назад

lOVE HOW YOU TELL STORIES.....SO AWESOME DUDE.

@lucysin414 Год назад

I remember when you used to post 3-5 times a week and I would think wowwww that's alot of pressure. So glad you have scaled this back to once a week - really pleased you are looking after yourself! Love from the UK ❤️

@aliciaborghese8705 Год назад

I did a Sociology project on this case in my first year of college. When you go deep into the psychology of what each member of both families experienced, it's mind-blowing. It was actually Laura's boyfriend who made the discovery that she couldn't possibly be Laura. The book, Mistaken Identity, is definitely worth the read.

@MagnumPatrol Год назад

Did you, at all, get to delve into the truck driver and how his family had felt? I’m sure they must’ve felt some type of way learning what had happened and the guilt that this man must harbor. I’m just curious about that side too is all.

@Tanyah- Год назад

@K.M.V S I’ve just ordered it from Amazon 👍

@cherrymetha3185 Год назад

How and when did her boyfriend find out?

@Tanyah- Год назад

@K.M.V S My book arrived and what a great read it was.

@jaysins Год назад

As a father, I could not imagine what these families went through. Our children, regardless of age are the most precious people in the world to us.

@greenmind5366 Год назад

May your children be fine 🤍

@Johnny2Bags47 Год назад

🎯💯

@raynobles3736 Год назад

There needs to be more fathers like you. Im 35 an my dad feels the same about me cuz of that i appreciate him everyday an it really sux that not all dads r like this keep being you never change that 🥰

@captainmacruff1893 Год назад

Yes ♥️♥️

@annettedailey6743 Год назад

Amen.. God the horror of this..

@MeldaTheWitch Год назад

Thank you for the story handsome. You are a true born story teller, keep up the good work.

@kurexsihil3153 Год назад

I really love the way he tells stories, I one day found his channel and can't stop watching

@adrienlastname4663 Год назад

I admire the Van Rin family. It would be so easy to fall into resentment when you have the hope that your daughter survived taken away. It takes a lot of strength to be happy for others, even when their happiness comes at a great cost for you.

@catherineevashuk1767 Год назад

yeah I agree this is what I was thinking

@jbzeigler Год назад

I remember hearing about this event and wondering how bad officials screwed up. After looking into the case more, I could see how something like this happened. What a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone.

@shadowlouise Год назад

Still, the mistake should not have happened. I'm glad to hear they changed their procedure for identification, but it could still happen in other states, right? I guess it is up to families to insist on scientific positive identification.

@shadowlouise Год назад

@truthhopelove Год назад

It was quite a rollercoaster.

@tfxchronotfx2488 Год назад

We need a movie about this, great explanation MrBallen

@AJ12716 Год назад

Man this is heartbreaking for both families 😢😢❤ My heart goes out to all their families ❤

@mindy2048 Год назад

This has to be the most insane one I’ve heard. I can’t imagine being the parents of Laura. 💔 What an awful rollercoaster.

@hollyferguson4399 Год назад

Laura

@Puppy194 Год назад

Laura Croft? 💀 Sorry not funny ik

@scarlettheirishotaku9228 Год назад

What I find very upsetting is it likely was not that driver's fault. Often times truck drivers are forced to work longer, unsafe, and illegal numbers of hours to meet deadlines that their employers know are absurd.

@amnawaqas4314 Год назад

You're right.

@ir0n392 Год назад

Which is why im glad he wasn't overly punished, hope the families of the victims feel the same way

@Stevesixty7 Год назад

I don't know about America, but in the UK truck drivers have a tachograph in the truck that records their drive time, and it's illegal to exceed that drive time.

@Hsaelt Год назад

That's a bs btw. Anything like a dry van is regulated for 11 hours work to 10 hours rest and 3 hours personal time and no logistics company will risk their money and potential lawsuits. If it's a smaller vehicle not regulated by DOT they're actually usually jump to the opportunity themselves, nobody freaking forces anyone.

@chrissuarez1329 Год назад

I'm not trynna argue just trying to inform but I'm a truck driver and we legally have to only drive a certain amount of hours and we have to rest A certain amount of hours and we have to log all those hours on a tablet or paper. So I think what he did was his error of not getting proper rest or not pulling over when he realized he was tired.

@racecitypatriot66 7 месяцев назад

The last tow truck I drove I asked the boss man what was the worst wreck he had to work (he had been driving and owning tow trucks 40+ years). He said he had to go out one night and get a 16 passenger van that ran off the interstate and killed all 16 people inside. 15 of which where kids. They was from Canada and had been in Florida doing some kind of church mission, drive fell asleep ran off the interstate and hit a tree head on at over 80mph. I worked more fatal wrecks in two years there then the previous 11 years of driving. Don't much bother me but the last fatal one still haunts me. I can't even say what I seen out of respect for the dad and son. My they R.I.P.

@jeannelongwell18 7 месяцев назад

So much love and good thoughts for you and your beautiful wife as well as all families involved!

@rhodesICT Год назад

Something very similar happened to my family. My sister and her friend were out partying and they looked like twins. My sister left the party with a guy on a motorcycle and they wrecked on a highway where she suffered a horrible head injury that took her life. The friends mother was notified that her daughter had been life watched to a hospital, while my mom was looking for her "daughter" who was sleeping off a hangover. When the friend woke up she saw post on Facebook about her "death", and that's when the mix up was confirmed. This all happened in the same day, I couldn't imagine burying someone else only to find out my sibling was still alive.

@builtat_the_beach1516 Год назад

Imagine the other way around. Spent all that time ans money hoping and praying ur daughter wakes up. 20 days later she does and is making huge progress only to find out that's not her she is in fact dead and buried in a different state. That's a parents worst nightmare

@P00py8UTT Год назад

@@builtat_the_beach1516 probably not the comment to say “imagine the other way around” to… read the room. Probably delete your comment.

@P00py8UTT Год назад

I’m cannot imagine having something like that happen in my family. It’s truly a crazy world we live in and I hope you have found peace since the accident.

@CosmoQueen2900 Год назад

I would normally be angry at the driver but after watching an old episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver about truck drivers and hearing what they go through and watching hearing a dispatcher yell at a driver who said they were getting tired and needed to rest to basically get over it and keep driving I really feel for the guy. And if that was the case for him I know there's no way he can sue the company he he driver for cuz technically he's an independent contractor. I hope he's able to forgive himself and heal.

@Silvia1826 Год назад

It was the movie Prime Mover starring Michael Dorman that let me see how hard they are pushed.

@wadeslayback9338 Год назад

I have been a truck driver for 17 years now… it is hard but in the end you are the one responsible for the truck traveling safely down the road. If a dispatcher pushes you just say no. If they threaten to fire you then let them. These jobs are everywhere. You can have a new one next week. Now all companies use some form of electronic communication. Get everything in writing or in a message. So yeah no excuses for this guy.

@jennifers.3818 Год назад

Laws have changed drastically and now drivers are forced to document at least 8hrs rest time in a 24hr period. I believe even in 06 this was the law. I still blame him, although ik accidents happen. When you're in a big rig your responsibility drastically changes. My family is full of truckers and they all know to not drive tired. Also, a huge issue in the past, and probably still today, was truckers on speed. So they could stay awake for longer periods, therefore making more money.

@jennifers.3818 Год назад

@@wadeslayback9338 absolutely agree.

@Greg-yu4ij Год назад

@@wadeslayback9338 I understand he is held to a higher standard since he has 40 tons moving at 65 mph. However our society has moved to “an eye for an eye”. Everyone wants blood from everyone else who wronged them. Over time it changes us into an angry paranoid lot. We forgive to release our burden as much as the perpetrator. It has allowed us to build a post WWII order including powerful German and Japanese members. The Soviets did the opposite and were doomed to collapse.

@BxCortez2050 10 месяцев назад

Its amazing how you find these stories and tell them like you were there you really paint a great picture

@lindareese4579 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this story with us dearest sir..

@NadineMiller1974 Год назад

In 1968-69 my Daddy was a Marine in Vietnam. His platoon came under fire and almost all died, my dad severely wounded. Most surviving were airlifted out w/ my dad helping. The huey came under fire and my dad was left behind as the only survivor. Three days later a sweep was finally made when he was discovered alive where he was immediately flown from DaNang to Okinawa Japan. He was basically "lost" since they didn't correctly identify him w/ his dog tags. My Grandparents in SoCal were told he was MIA presumed dead. My grandpa was so distraught he actually sold the new car my dad had bought before he had been drafted. For about 5 weeks as he began to recover, he was able to call home. My grandma passed out. He had become lost in the chaos because they never expected anyone had survived. He is 75 now and will always be my hero.

@kellymaddox1829 Год назад

I’ve hoped you would tell this story forever. I live in Indiana and I remember this like it was yesterday. I can’t begin to imagine going through this. Thank you for telling their story. ❤️

@kellymaddox1829 Год назад

This happened in northern Indiana. The girls were both from Michigan going to school in Indiana

@markodenbrett4363 Год назад

@@kellymaddox1829 they are just happy ALABAMA WAS mentioned if was just in the plug for an ad

@kellymaddox1829 Год назад

@@markodenbrett4363 ahhh I see. My bad! Roll tide!

@markodenbrett4363 Год назад

@@kellymaddox1829 one day poor Louisiana where I live might get its recognition, even if it is just in a side note

@kellymaddox1829 Год назад

@@markodenbrett4363 don’t give up hope! Mr Ballen won’t let you down. Keep the faith! 😉 On a side note, I would love to visit both Louisiana and Alabama. Someday when I can retire and travel I will see every state at least once I hope. Bucket list! The Deep South being at top of my list.

@louiseallen5298 Год назад

Very well spoken, I love John's stories 😊

@kamo7293 4 месяца назад

I've never cried more than at this story. the feeling Laura's family must've felt as they realised the person who survived wasn't their daughter, and the fact that their actual Laura had already been buried, coupled with the fact they weren't there for that, must have been soul crushing. what an odd yet specific mixup, that only happened cause the 2 girls looked like each other

@cherishwillis2525 Год назад

As someone who’s lost a child this story has always tugged at my heart. I can’t imagine being called a month after the funeral to be told my child hadn’t been killed in an accident and it was all a big misunderstanding. It’s the dream of every parent that goes thru that! And at the same time, there’s still a family grieving the loss of their daughter. It’s something you just never get over. My heart goes out too both families.❤️

@shaungardner311 Год назад

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss, Cherish. I can't imagine such pain x

@juliemclain4430 Год назад

It is truly heartbreaking. I'm sorry that you lost your child.

@joepublic4082 Год назад

My sincere condolences my dear.

@annieoops6243 Год назад

I'm so sorry 😔

@cherishwillis2525 Год назад

Thank you all so much! Tomorrow would be his 25th birthday. I miss him so much!😢❤️💔

@kaylapetersen9360 Год назад

I have adjusted my schedule so that I am off for all the new content you release!!! I'm hooked on the strange, dark & mysterious delivered in story format 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

@haydnorius626 Год назад

Yep pretty much

@alexfriedman7760 Год назад

Now that’s dedication!

@Martiganz_ Год назад

Yah I wouldn’t blame you 😂

@MrBallen Год назад

There we go!

@0archis Год назад

@@MrBallen INDEED

@Lamtitude Год назад

Damn, this one is so sad. I feel horrible for the family that lost all hope after finding out their daughter was dead. I can even imagine the pain they felt in that moment.