{"id":79896,"date":"2024-06-19T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/?p=79896"},"modified":"2024-06-19T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:57:49","slug":"this-is-just-heartbreaking-on-the-day-of-his-3rd-birthday-no-less-rest-in-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/this-is-just-heartbreaking-on-the-day-of-his-3rd-birthday-no-less-rest-in-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"This is just heartbreaking. On the day of his 3rd birthday, no less! Rest in peace&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A heartbreaking tragedy took place when a 3-year-old boy named Josiah Toleafoa was k.i.l.l.ed on the day he was supposed to celebrate his third birthday.\n</p><p>The sweet boy and his family were at the parking lot of Play City, an indoor venue for kids\u2019 parties, when a car h.i.t Josiah.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-79961 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/rip-3rd-boy.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"526\"' height='\"526\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/rip-3rd-boy.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Witnesses of the tragedy said that his devastated mother screamed and cried hysterically as paramedics were trying to save his life. Unfortunately, Josiah didn\u2019t make it. He died at the Rady Children\u2019s Hospital.\n</p><p>This family\u2019s lives turned upside down. What was supposed to be a day of joy turned into the worst experience of their lives. Their happiness was replaced with grief and sorrow and their world shattered into a million pieces.\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-79959 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/josiah-toleafoa-chula-vista-ca-photos3.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1350\"' height='\"1800\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/josiah-toleafoa-chula-vista-ca-photos3.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Reportedly, the 36-year-old driver who killed Josiah and whose identity hasn\u2019t been confirmed wasn\u2019t under influence of drugs or alcohol. He stayed at the scene and cooperated with the authorities and reasons behind the loss of control haven\u2019t been confirmed.\n</p><p>Members of the family started a GoFundMe to help Josiah\u2019s mom and dad with the funeral expenses.\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-79958 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/josiah-toleafoa-chula-vista-ca-photos1.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"830\"' height='\"1111\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/josiah-toleafoa-chula-vista-ca-photos1.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>\u201cJOSIAH brought the family together- his incredible SMILE, LOVING HEART simply brought JOY to any room. There was no time to see him do amazing things. I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD,\u201d the boy\u2019s aunt, Tatiana Toleafoa wrote.\n</p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing this gofundme to help with my sweet nephew\u2019s funeral expenses and services for the little angel that touched so many lives in so many different ways before he was called to Heaven.\n</p><p>Any amount would help, anything at all. We are so thankful to have loving family and friends to be with us and love us through this horrible tragedy and want to be able to put him to rest to say goodbye and never forget the little boy who loved with a tremendous heart,\u201d the page stated.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-79960 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/josiah-toleafoa-chula-vista-ca-photos4.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1350\"' height='\"1800\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/josiah-toleafoa-chula-vista-ca-photos4.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The owner of Play City donated $2,000 to the Josiah\u2019s family and that the landlord matched his donation as well.\n</p><p>Currently, no arrests have been made.\n</p><p>We are so very sorry for this family\u2019s heartbreak. There is no greater loss than that of losing a child.\n</p><p>Rest in peace, Josiah.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A heartbreaking tragedy took place when a 3-year-old boy named Josiah Toleafoa was k.i.l.l.ed on the day he was supposed to celebrate his third birthday. The sweet boy and his family were at the parking lot of Play City, an indoor venue for kids\u2019 parties, when a car h.i.t Josiah. 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