Mother and Daughter, 4, Die After SUV Overturns into Icy Virginia Pond: 'You Could Not Separate Them'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Family and friends are mourning the deaths of an inseparable mother and her 4-year-old daughter, who died after their car overturned into an icy pond in Virginia.

First responders in King William County arrived at the location in the 4000 block of Etna Mills Road at approximately 1:20 p.m. local time to find that Williams’ vehicle had run off the road and had overturned into a pond.

The mother and daughter, who were both wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident, died at the scene.

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A winter storm had impacted many roads in Central Virginia at the time, including the area northeast of Richmond where the crash happened.

Now, family members are remembering the two, who shared a close bond.

“Maddie was always a happy child, and her smile would light up the room,” Maddie’s father, Brandon Curlis, told the news station.

He added, “She loved her brother, Bradlee. She also loved playing with her dolls and loved her chickens. She was just a beautiful girl, always full of joy, loved her family and was caring."

Leah shared that the loss has now left her untethered.

“Losing her feels like we’ve lost our own two feet,” she said. “Whenever something crazy happened, she was the kind of person that would be your first phone call.”

The crash remains under investigation.

source: people.com