Two families are providing exclusive details to WPTV about a deadly car crash in Martin County while expressing their grief and confusion over the situation.
The wreck resulted in the deaths of three people. Officials have only released the name of one person killed, Marcus Griffin, 17, of Lake Worth.
WPTV reporter Ethan Stein spoke with Erica Hernandez, the mother of Enrique Hernandez, who survived the crash.
Caleb Holder/WPTVGriffin’s family members, who gathered together to talk with WPTV reporter Chris Gillmore on Wednesday, said they wanted people to know he was a good kid with a bright future.
“He’s such a sweetheart,” said his mother Meghan Gardner. “You can ask any of his friends. He’d put a smile on your face. He’s a sweetheart. He doesn’t hold grudges.
Griffin was the youngest of Meghan Gardner’s six children. She is visibly crying throughout a 14-minute conversation about her son’s death.