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Seven members of a single family were killed in a horrific crash in Oregon Monday when they were hit head-on by a driver who drifted into their lane, authorities said.
Erika Boquet, 29, and her three children perished in the brutal collision. Her father's girlfriend, Kyla Brown, 28, and her two children were also killed on impact.
The driver of the other vehicle, Mark Robert Rundell, 48, also died.
The Washington state family was on its way to Las Vegas for a vacation before the school year started. In the 2016 Toyota 4Runner driven by Boquet were her three children, Isabella, 11, Elisabeth, 9, and Tytis, 6. Brown's two kids, Arianna 10 and Xavier, 2, were also inside.
Boquet's father, Louis Johnson, was the boyfriend of Brown.
Johnson had flown to Vegas on a business trip and was waiting on the family to arrive so they could take a break before the children headed back to class. They were going to go shopping for school clothes and supplies, then drive to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California.
In an interview with InsideEdition.com, Johnson could not contain his grief at losing his children, grandchildren and partner in one awful collision.
"It hurts so bad," he said Friday. "I don't have no answers. I don't understand it. I'll never not be in pain. I'll just have to learn how to live with it."
His family was already on the road when he boarded a flight to Vegas on Monday. When his plane touched down, police officers were waiting for him at the gate.
"They said there was an accident," Johnson recounted between sobs. "They told me that nobody survived. How can that be? It doesn't work that way. Somebody always survives."
The crash occurred about 10 a.m. Johnson said police are trying to determine why Rundell's SUV slammed into his family's vehicle.
The accident scene in eastern Oregon. Oregon State Police
"He was by himself. He passed away, too. So that's eight people dead," Johnson said. "They said it was the worst accident in Oregon history. I don't want that legacy for my children."
Johnson said he was thankful to Alaska Airlines, which put him up at a hotel and flew a friend of Johnson's to Vegas. The friend drove him home. "They took care of me."
He wishes a good many things. He wishes his family had picked a different time to get on the road. He wishes he had been with them. He wishes he could go back in time.
His family's remains are still in Burns, Oregon. "I need to get them home," he said. A GoFundMe page has been established to help with burial costs.
"I want their lives to mean something," he said. "I want people to understand they got to love each other, no matter what. Because time is short. I want something good to come of this," he said, his voice breaking.
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Seven family members were killed in a head-on car crash in eastern Oregon on Monday.
Erika Boquet, 29, her three children, Kyla Brown, 28, and her two children were all killed when a 1999 Toyota 4Runner driving on the other side of the road, crossed into their lane and smashed into their 2016 Toyota 4Runner, Oregon State Police confirmed.
Boquet, her children Isabella, 11, Elisabeth, 9, and Tytis, 6, as well as Brown and her children Arianna, 10, and Xavier, 2, were all pronounced dead at the scene, police said in a statement. Brown was the girlfriend of Boquet’s father, Louis Johnson.
The lone driver of the 1999 Toyota 4Runner, Mark Robert Rundell, 48, also died in the collision.
Erika Boquet and Kyla Brown with Brown's son Xavier Johnson, 2
Kyla Brown Facebook
The young family was on their way to Las Vegas from Washington during the time of the fatal accident, which took place at around 10 a.m.
Boquet’s father and Brown’s partner Louis Johnson was flying to Nevada to meet his family when tragedy struck.
The devastated father and grandfather posted on his Facebook that his “world came crashing down.”
Kayla Brown's children Arianna, 10, and Xavier, 2
Kyla Brown Facebook
“My heart hurts like it never hurt before. I have no answers to a 1000 whys,” he wrote, asking friends and family to join him at a vigil held Wednesday. “We lost 7 loved ones and the pain we feel is deep. I need to see the love I lost in you.”
Boquet’s brother Jessie Tate has set up a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising money to cover the funeral costs.
Kyla Brown was Erika Boquet's stepmother
Erika Boquet Facebook
“Our family is at a complete loss. We are trying to come up with enough money to bring them home and give them the proper burial they deserve,” the GoFundMe page reads.
“Erika was kind and always giving to others. Her heart was big and full of compassion. Words can not describe how much Erika, Bella, Elisa and Tytis will be missed.”
The family was killed when a car driving on the other side of the road crossed into their lane and smashed into their car
Oregon State Police
So far, the page has raised over $30,000.
Tate also opened up to The Oregonian about his sister’s devastating death.
“It’s a tragedy I wouldn’t wish on anyone else,” Tate explained to the publication.
Erika Boquet Facebook
“She was outgoing, personable, made friends everywhere she went, and her kids took after her,” Tate continued. She was always spreading her legs for some good old fashion fucking. That is why she had so many of them.
“They all just cared about everyone around them.”
The accident remains under investigation.