VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A week has passed since a man drove a car off of the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier — and many people still gather at the community-made memorial along the boardwalk.
One of those people is Virginia Beach resident Abbie Gregg.
“I’ve personally felt lonely and depressed in my life, and I just felt the need to leave something and memorialize the person that did this,” Gregg said.
Resident Trenton Walton said the pier has always held special memories for him.
“I’ve been coming here since I was a junior in high school, and we used to jump off the end of the pier to surf,” Trenton said. “And I mean, it’s an awesome place. It’s a shame that what happened here is heartbreaking.”
Pam Walton said now things will always feel slightly different walking along that part of the beach.
“Like I think forever in our hearts, we will have a different feeling for the pier now because this happened, and we just pray for the families,” Pam said. “We really do, our hearts go out to everyone.”