Family and friends gathered Thursday night at Powder Springs Park to honor the life of 10-year-old Tucker Sizemore, who was killed in a crash earlier this month in Mableton.
The vigil came just hours after Tucker’s father, Clinton Sizemore, was released from the hospital. He had been recovering from multiple injuries sustained in the same crash that claimed his son’s life.
“It was supposed to be a surprise,” Amelia Sizemore, Tucker’s 13-year-old sister, said, as Clinton joined dozens of loved ones lighting candles inside a gazebo that glowed with warmth and emotion.
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Police said the crash happened Oct. 3 on Veterans Memorial Highway, when a pickup truck crossed the center lane and slammed into the Sizemore family’s minivan. Tucker, Amelia, and their father were inside at the time. Tucker’s mother, Ashley, said Tucker died three days later from a traumatic brain injury…