Claude Jn Baptiste was driving his wife, Yvka, and kids home after last year’s New Year’s celebration when he felt something wasn’t right. He asked his wife to take the wheel, but before she could reach the driver’s seat, their car rolled forward and crashed into another on Fort Lauderdale’s busy Las Olas Boulevard.
For Jn Baptiste and his family, the crash would mark the beginning of a life-altering year.
Originally from Haiti, Jn Baptiste, 38, was an air traffic controller there. He and Yvka immigrated to New York City in 2021 searching for stability and safety for their twins, Ian and Iris, who were then age 5. Then they moved to Florida…