Kiara Beckett and Nashawn Smiley are still trying to process their emotions after their nephews, Ya’sire Smith, 5, and Zi’aire Mack, 3, both of Chesapeake, died in a crash hundreds of miles away in Florida.
“My nephews were energetic,” Smiley said. “They were really, really smart…I just wanted everything for them.”
Watch: Chesapeake 3-year-old among 9 people killed in West Palm Beach canal crash
A drive that turned deadly: 9 dead including 6 children outside of Belle Glade
On Monday, Smith’s and Mack’s lives were cut short in an SUV crash while they were vacationing with family in West Palm County, Florida.
Authorities in West Palm County said the SUV crashed into a guardail, flipped over then landed in a canal. Nine people were killed. The youngest victim was just a year old.
The sheriff’s office in West Palm released a report, saying no one inside the SUV was using ‘safety equipment’ when the crash happened.
Watch: 9 dead after SUV crashes into canal in western Palm Beach