Louisiana family who lost three of their nine children to wrong-way drunk-driver John Lundy share he

A Louisiana family who lost three of their nine children in a drunk driving crash have shared heartbreaking videos of their grieving process, including harrowing footage of the parents tending to the graves.

Siblings Lindy Simmons, 20, Christopher Simmons, 17, and Kamryn Simmons, 15, were killed by drunk-driver John Lundy, 54, in a wrong-way crash as they drove home from a basketball game days before Christmas 2021.

Their mom Dawn, 57, who was driving her youngest children, was seriously injured but survived, and now says her home has 'lost its soul'. Christopher's girlfriend Marissa, 16, was also in the car and survived.

Their sister Katie DeRouen, 31, has since taken to TikTok to shine a light on how the tragedy has changed their family's life.

'Raising nine kids, it was always very lively and a place full of laughter,' Dawn told Fox News Digital of her home prior to the crash.

Siblings Lindy Simmons, 20, Christopher Simmons, 17, and Kamryn Simmons, 15, were killed by a drunk-driver in December 2021

Siblings Lindy Simmons, 20, Christopher Simmons, 17, and Kamryn Simmons, 15, were killed by a drunk-driver in December 2021

Their sister has been sharing heartbreaking footage of the family's grieving process, including harrowing footage of their dad tending to the graves

Their sister has been sharing heartbreaking footage of the family's grieving process, including harrowing footage of their dad tending to the graves

Their sister Katie DeRouen, 31, has since taken to TikTok to shine a light on how the tragedy has changed their family's life. Parents Dawn and Ray

Their sister Katie DeRouen, 31, has since taken to TikTok to shine a light on how the tragedy has changed their family's life. Parents Dawn and Ray


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'And now when I go home, it's truly like my house has lost its soul. The silence is so loud. It is so loud. When I tell you every aspect of our lives … are touched in some kind of way by their loss. It affects us daily.'

Katie's heartbreaking TikTok videos use old clips of the late siblings hugging their mom and filling up the family house with noise and laughter.

The clips are then contrasted with the family's current life, which sees Dawn and her husband Ray keeping their late children's memory alive by tending to their graves as well as a highway memorial.

One video shows Ray making sure their roadside crosses are weatherproof and have working bright lights. 

Another shows the father placing a stone as a necklace on Lindy's image on her grave, 

Katie told Fox News Digital her mom used to work six days a week as a mail carrier, but was became a retired empty-nester overnight. 

Her videos on TikTok showing her family's grieving process have gone viral, with a video of her father taking care of his children's graves receiving nearly 18million views since it was posted on July 5.

Katie's TikToks have also featured images she found on the phone of her late sister Lindy, who was a photographer and a student at Nicholls State University.

Katie told Fox News Digital her mom used to work six days a week as a mail carrier, but was became a retired empty-nester overnight. The nine Simmons siblings are pictured together

Katie told Fox News Digital her mom used to work six days a week as a mail carrier, but was became a retired empty-nester overnight. The nine Simmons siblings are pictured together

Katie's heartbreaking TikTok videos use old clips of the late siblings hugging their mom and filling up the family house with noise and laughter

Katie's heartbreaking TikTok videos use old clips of the late siblings hugging their mom and filling up the family house with noise and laughter

Katie She hopes the videos help raise awareness about how drunk driving can destroy people's lives in a moment

Katie She hopes the videos help raise awareness about how drunk driving can destroy people's lives in a moment

One particularly harrowing video shows mom Dawn being loved up by her late chidden before the video cuts to her cleaning their resting places. 

She hopes the videos help raise awareness about how drunk driving can destroy people's lives in a moment. 

Lundy's alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit to drive. 

'I think when they see that three young, beautiful kids all passed away at the same time, and they left their mom behind, that doesn't happen often. And I think it hits them as a shock,' she told Fox News Digital.

Lindy was driving the family's car when they were hit head-on by pickup driver Lundy. They were both killed on impact.

Dawn suffered a bleeding spleen, a punctured lung and two broken ankles.' She also had a lacerated carotid artery. 

Since the tragic accident, she has been going to high schools to speak to kids about the dangers of driving under the influence. 

The family's nonprofit, Simmons 3, aims to spread awareness about the issue. 

'Make decisions ahead of time, plan ahead, figure out what you need to do to not get behind the wheel intoxicated. It's not worth it,' said Dawn.

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