00:02Cat Brown's world changed forever during a weekend getaway.
00:05The world of her two-year-old daughter Indy ended in an instant.
00:10I lost traction and it fish charred out from behind me and I attempted to correct.
00:14We just slid for what felt like eternity until a tree brought us to a stop.
00:21The mother's two children were in the back seat.
00:24In that motion and the adrenaline of trying to get us out of the car I could see that Indy
00:31had died instantly.
00:32Cat's tragedy happened in 2015 but her experience is not unique.
00:3788 people dying on our roads already this year, surpassing the 87 killed last year.
00:44I did not fit the fatal five and yet somehow something happened and she died.
00:48In one of his final interviews as police commissioner, Grant Stephens said he worries more families will experience the heartbreak
00:56of losing a loved one before the end of the year.
00:59I think it's an opportunity for people to pause and reflect on what their responsibilities are when they're using the
01:05road and think about their safety and other people's safety.
01:0815 of the 88 deaths have been people aged between 40 and 49, the highest of any age bracket.
01:15I think we do become complacent. Just remember what you're doing when you're getting behind the wheel of a car
01:21or getting on a motorbike.
01:22It's not just drivers or passengers at risk of dying on the road, pedestrians are too, as the Stephens family
01:29knows firsthand having lost son Charlie in 2023.
01:34Life is not the same. We're different people because of the escaping hole in our lives.
01:38I can't impress upon people too much just how hard it is to deal with.
01:42Life is not the same.
01:43Life is not the same.
01:44Life is not the same.
01:44Life is not the same.
01:44Life is not the same.
01:44Life is not the same.
01:44Life is not the same.
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