
428 days ago, my son Tyler was out running errands, on a Sunday morning, for his upcoming wedding. Out with his fiance and his groomsmen, he had to go home and grab something they needed, and said he would be right back. On his way back he was t-boned out of nowhere by a drunk driver, who was 3x the legal limit. This driver was fleeing another crash he had just caused, and ran a stop sign crashing into Tyler. He never saw it coming. A little over 48 hours prior, this same driver was released from a neighboring city jail, for drunk driving at 2x the legal limit. Tyler’s death was not an accident. 22 years old, 20 days before his wedding, he was stolen from us. Tyler was an amazing human. He was an Eagle Scout. At 22 years old he had found his career in welding. He coached and mentored local Youth USBC bowling league, and youth inline hockey league. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, riding atvs. He had a great future ahead of him. He would have been a great husband and father.#NotAnAccident
—Kelly Coffey, Tyler’s Mother