Shattered family pay tribute to Brock Daniel, 16, after fatal Cecil Plains crash
The sister of a teenage boy killed in a horror rollover on the Darling Downs overnight has shared her sorrow at his loss - and the fact the 16-year-old boy won’t get to meet the children his pregnant girlfriend is carrying.
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The 16-year-old teenager killed in a tragic car crash on the Darling Downs overnight was a soon-to-be father of twins who was “adamant about becoming a dad”.
Bundaberg local Brock Daniel died in a single vehicle rollover in Cecil Plains, west of Toowoomba, about 10.30pm.
There were three other teenagers in the vehicle. Two girls were taken to Dalby Hospital in a stable condition. One was Brock’s pregnant girlfriend.
“She’s okay, and so are the babies,” Brock’s uncle Dallas Bamberry said.
Brock’s older brother was also in the car, but would not go to hospital so he could stay by his brother’s side.
Brock suffered critical injuries and died at the scene.
A Go Fund Me has been established to bring Brock home to Bundaberg for a funeral and support his young family.
More than $4000 has been raised in less than 24 hours.
His uncle Mr Bamberry wrote Mr Daniel was an “innocent passenger in a car accident” and the family was having an extremely hard time.
“A beautiful 16-year-old boy, a son, a sibling of six, a twin brother, and as life would have it, was soon to be a father to his own twins,” he wrote.
“He was adamant about becoming a dad, and he knew he was going to be a good one, we all did.
“A young man who was full of life, was young and free, always happy to help others.”
Brock’s sister Taylor Daniel told The Courier-Mail she was heartbroken her brother wouldn’t see his babies grow up.
“He was such a funny boy with the biggest heart,” she said.
“I’m so heartbroken that he won’t be able to see his babies grow up.
“He has touched the lives of so many people and I’ll forever cherish the memories, I love you Brocky, my little angel in the sky.”
Taylor said Brock’s other siblings - older sister Monique, his twin brother Bryce, Jae-de and Connor will “forever be there to look out for his babies”.
“We are all absolutely devastated.”
Close friend Shanelle Swift said she “can’t express how much we loved him”.
“Brock is and will always be remembered for his cheeky personality, his love for his girlfriend and the babies on the way, and also all of his family and friends that he cherished very much,” Ms Swift said.
“I’m going to miss your smart ass ways, sparing with you, singing our hearts out to music, sculling down cruisers and living our best life.
“He had a beautiful soul and will always have a place in our hearts forever.”
Tributes have also begun to flow for the teenager, with friends remembering him as a funny boy “who always made us weak to the knees”.
Friend Trinitii Vanbrugh posted a heartfelt tribute online for the teen she “loved very much”.
“You lit up the room & (sic) made everyone laugh,” Ms Vanbrugh wrote online.
“I just keep thinking of me, you & (sic) Shanelle playing murder in the dark in the middle of the night all the time & fully getting into each other & (sic) when we stayed in Brisbane & (sic) you got upset so you walked out of the hotel, & (sic) I came to find you AND SOMEHOW you were the one that ended up buying me Krispy Kremes to make us both happy, you’re a beautiful soul.
The Go Fund Me page for Mr Daniel has raised just over $600 dollars.
