VIDEO: Pretoria tennis player's heartbreaking story
Devin Badenhorst was preparing for a tennis match in Texas when he received devastating news from back home...
Early on Friday the 3rd of May, Louwrense Badenhorst (53) and his eldest daughter Michelle (23) were involved in a car crash that unfortunately took both of their lives.
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According to Netwerk24, the pair were on their way to the hospital after Michelle had been complaining about severe stomach pains, but they never reached their destination as a driver crashed into them.
The driver of the other car was trying to escape the police chasing him and survived the accident.
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Badenhorst was a beloved vice principal at Tuinrand Primary School in Pretoria and the school paid tribute to the family with a wreath-laying ceremony:
This is an exceptionally tragic story, but Michelle's brother and Louwrense's son, Devin (19), has chosen to honour his family in a beautiful way.
Devin has been playing tennis for many years and is currently a first-year student at Baylor University in Texas where he also plays competitively.
Watch the video below to find out how he dealt with the news of his family members' passing:
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