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A newlywed couple from Texas were killed in a wrong-way crash with an alleged drunk driver.
Kristen Huddleston, 35, and her husband Jared Huddleston, 42, had been driving on Chisholm Trail Parkway in Fort Worth on Sunday when they were hit by a car.
WFAA reported that the vehicle had been driving the wrong way and the couple, who are both Marine veterans, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the suspected wrong-way vehicle, 27-year-old Andrew Adamson, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and police say he was drunk.
Kristen's father Rafael Ortiz told the outlet that the pair, who both had children from previous relationships, had been on their way home from attending a reunion with other marines when the incident happened.
Kristen Huddleston, 35, and her husband Jared Huddleston, 42, had been driving on Chisholm Trail Parkway in Fort Worth on Sunday when they were hit by a car
Ortiz told the outlet that the couple had moved to Texas to live closer to him and said his daughter had been dedicated to her children.
He said: 'They were a perfect match, she had so much upside, she had so many dreams, so many aspirations. Kristen was an insanely dedicated mom.
'That growing process was great to see, and it was snatched away. It’s hard. It still doesn’t seem real. I just spoke to her four, five hours before.'
Ortiz said that the couple had been traveling home from a reunion with other Marines at the time of the incident.
'The excitement of seeing her become that woman you always want your daughter to become, now knowing there’s no more hope for that, is just devastating. You should never have to bury your children', he added.
Ortiz described his daughter and son-in-law as soulmates with witty personalities.
He said: 'Their love was unmatched. They were happy. That’s the happiest I’ve seen my daughter as an adult. They’re still happy together. Couldn’t separate them.'
Kristen had been working towards becoming a therapist in order to help former Marines make the transition to civilian life.
The couple had recently moved to Texas to live closer to Kristen's father, who said his daughter had been dedicated to her children
A GoFundMe page describes Kristen as having 'the most contagious laugh and thrived to make the people around her smile and giggle along.
'Kristen was a beacon in many peoples storms, so please, let’s rally around her family and be the beacon for them in this very difficult time.'
Stephanie Reynolds, one of Jared's friends, told WFAA: 'It is a tragedy to lose someone like him.
'There are so many memories wrapped up in them for so many of us. Their brothers and sisters in the U.S. Marine Corps love them and are thinking of the family.'
Police Officer Jimmy Polozani told NBC 5: '[Adamson]is going to be facing two counts of intoxication manslaughter for the death of the two individuals that were in their vehicle.'
'The victim vehicle was traveling Interstate 30 westbound, attempting to take Chisholm Trail Southbound.
'The suspect vehicle was traveling eastbound on the bridge wrong-way, which resulted in a head-on collision.'
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