本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛A widower's tragic plea was delivered by friends on Wednesday so he could continue his vigil at his injured son's side.
36-year-old Yan Zhang was killed Wednesday, July 11 after an alleged drunk driver veered onto the sidewalk and struck her and her three-year-old son.
Wednesday evening, Zhang's friends and family read aloud a letter her husband had written expressing his outrage and grief over the tragedy.
"In a split second, as a result of a drunk driver, my whole world has been destroyed," says Zhang. "My loving wife is gone forever and my son is clinging to life."
His wife and child were coming home from flying a kite when 56-year-old Dragan Gorgijevski was alleged to have driven his car up on the curb and struck the mother and son. He has been charged with impaired driving but Zhang says much tougher measures are needed.
"It is my hope that my wife did not die in vain. This accident was preventable. Innocent people have to be protected from those who choose to be irresponsible. Laws must be strict to prevent this type of conduct," says Zhang's husband in a letter released to the media.
"The Canadian public should not tolerate such outrageous acts. Canadians should send a clear message to all drunk drivers. In my home country, China, people who drink and drive receive a mandatory jail sentence. If we act against this sort of terrible conduct now, it is my hope that no other family will ever know this type of pain of losing a spouse or visiting their motionless child in a hospital bed."
He is taking donations for his son's trust fund, half of which will be donated to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
If you want to help donations can be made to:
Yan Zhang's Memorial Fund on behalf of the Chinese Immigrants Emergency Relief at any TD Canada Trust Branch
Account Information is listed as follows:
TD Account Number: 18825213769
Cheque Payable To: Chinese Immigrants Emergency Relief (CIER)
Memo: Yan Zhang's Memorial Fund
Or, send cheques to: Chinese Immigrants Emergency Relief, 25 Old York Mills Rd., North York, On, M2P 1B5更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
36-year-old Yan Zhang was killed Wednesday, July 11 after an alleged drunk driver veered onto the sidewalk and struck her and her three-year-old son.
Wednesday evening, Zhang's friends and family read aloud a letter her husband had written expressing his outrage and grief over the tragedy.
"In a split second, as a result of a drunk driver, my whole world has been destroyed," says Zhang. "My loving wife is gone forever and my son is clinging to life."
His wife and child were coming home from flying a kite when 56-year-old Dragan Gorgijevski was alleged to have driven his car up on the curb and struck the mother and son. He has been charged with impaired driving but Zhang says much tougher measures are needed.
"It is my hope that my wife did not die in vain. This accident was preventable. Innocent people have to be protected from those who choose to be irresponsible. Laws must be strict to prevent this type of conduct," says Zhang's husband in a letter released to the media.
"The Canadian public should not tolerate such outrageous acts. Canadians should send a clear message to all drunk drivers. In my home country, China, people who drink and drive receive a mandatory jail sentence. If we act against this sort of terrible conduct now, it is my hope that no other family will ever know this type of pain of losing a spouse or visiting their motionless child in a hospital bed."
He is taking donations for his son's trust fund, half of which will be donated to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
If you want to help donations can be made to:
Yan Zhang's Memorial Fund on behalf of the Chinese Immigrants Emergency Relief at any TD Canada Trust Branch
Account Information is listed as follows:
TD Account Number: 18825213769
Cheque Payable To: Chinese Immigrants Emergency Relief (CIER)
Memo: Yan Zhang's Memorial Fund
Or, send cheques to: Chinese Immigrants Emergency Relief, 25 Old York Mills Rd., North York, On, M2P 1B5更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net