Todd Heap Accidentally Runs Over and Kills 3-Year Old Daughter

[Captain Sasquatch]

Well this is pretty much the worst possible thing I could imagine happening to me as a parent.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...y-hits-kills-3-year-old-daughter-moving-truck

 

[MJMGator]

Don't know how you could go on living with yourself. Simply tragic.

 

[gatormandan]

I saw this earlier and thought to myself that I wouldnt want to go on living if this ever happened to me. Prayers go out to the family...

 

[Gator98MD]

Yep, not sure how you ever have any quality of life again. He needs to be there for his other children but I cannot imagine living the rest of my life with any joy again

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Tragic!

 

[oxrageous]

How do you ever recover emotionally?

 

[LagoonGator68]

The death of a child for any reason is something a parent never gets over. It is against the natural order of life and simply devastating in so many ways.

 

[Gator Fever]

A sad situation but more common than people realize. Its usually backovers however where a parent didn't realize the child had got behind the wheel somehow. This may be another thing self driving cars could mostly eliminate for the most part in the years ahead.

 

[78]

That poor fella's gonna be living a tortured life. I can't even fathom.

 

[GatorBart]

Oh man - that even hurts just thinking about it.

 

[NavetG8r]

Can not imagine.

 

[URGatorBait]

Damn, that's terrible :(

 

[gingerlover]

I couldn't even read it. That's just horrible

 

[Chomper]

No words can possibly be adequate for such a tragedy. I don't know if any father could ever escape the torment he is feeling.

 

[NVGator]

I'd probably take the easy way out.

 

[Gatorraid81]

Probably happens more often than most people realize

 

[aka]

This happened at Hog Waller. Family outing, nobody located the little kid and one of the family members ran over it. Just awful.

 

[EuroGator]

The Ravens' statement says it as well as I could.

"We cannot imagine the heartbreak and sorrow Todd and Ashley's family feels right now. This is knee-buckling news and an overwhelmingly sad tragedy. Our prayers, our thoughts and our hearts are with the Heaps, who have contributed so much to the Ravens and Baltimore community. We believe their deep faith and tremendous support from friends and family will help them through this unimaginable time."​

...and the Cardinals.

"Our hearts go out to Todd, Ashley and the Heap family. It is a grief that is beyond words and one which no family should ever experience. Hopefully the prayers, love and support of their incredible group of friends and family provide them comfort that along with their strong faith will lead them through this unspeakably difficult time."​

My little girl is nearing 4. I have no idea how I would cope with this.