NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — 40-year-old Howard Watkins has been charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after his vehicle crashed into a pond in Lawrence County on Sunday.
According to investigators, Watkins was behind the wheel with an infant in an unsecured car seat when the vehicle went into the water near the 200 block of Napier Road and CC Road.
The infant was thrown from the vehicle while still strapped in the car seat. The infant died at the scene.
Watkins made it out safely.
The child’s mother who says Watkins is her boyfriend says the little boy died a week after his second birthday.
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Here’s a beautiful story of how one mother turned her grief journey into a gathering of gratitude… and organ donation awareness.
Robb Coles highlights a special event organized by Cari Hollis – whose 26-year old son Austin died two years ago. Austin agreed to be an organ donor – and that single gesture saved multiple lives.
Cari reached out to as many recipients she could find – several of whom traveled to Nashville for an emotional celebration in Austin’s honor. One woman – whose life was saved by receiving Austin’s lungs – put it simply: “He’s my angel”.
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