A Phoenix family is mourning the loss of a father and son who were killed on the side of the highway near the Loop 202 and Elliot Road. Authorities say they were filling a family vehicle with gas when they were hit by a passing car.
The Tabaha family should be celebrating the 77th birthday of its patriarch, Albert Sr., this week. Instead, they are planning his burial, along with the funeral of his son Calbert.Through their pain, the grieving family members want to get across a message – slow down and pay attention while out on the road."We're a tight-knit family. Now this Christmas, there's gonna be two less," said Delbert Tabaha.
Delbert's next few minutes came with devastating discoveries – first as he checked his brother."Down deep, I knew he was gone, but I had to check, and I did, and he was already, no response, no nothing," he said.And then his father…"I kind of nudged him, like 'dad, dad, wake up', I thought he got knocked out or something, and then I tried calling his name, nothing, so I went like this on his neck, and yeah he was already gone, too," said Delbert.
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