Alaskan parents find son alive after being told he was dead

How the hell…???

Parents Find Son Alive At Home After Being Told He Was Killed In Car Accident

Via NYPost

An Alaskan couple devastated after officials told them their son had been killed in a car crash got the happy shock of their lives when they drove to his home — and he answered the door.

State troopers mistakenly told the parents of Justin Priest, 29, that he had died in a traffic accident in ­Juneau, the Alaska Dispatch News reported.

But when Jay and Karen Priest drove to their son’s South Anchorage home to break the tragic news to his gal pal early Thursday, their bearded offspring came to the door instead.

“Justin?” his dad shouted. “It’s Justin! Praise Jesus, we thought you were dead!”

The mix-up occurred because the actual accident victim had the same first and last name as their son — but with a different age, birth date and middle name.

“I was shocked and astonished and had to keep grabbing him and hugging him,” Jay told the newspaper. “I never cried so much in all my life.”

Happy day for the living Justin’s parents, R.I.P. to the other Justin.

The cops should probably practice a bit more due diligence when confirming someone’s death to their parents and loved ones. Just sayin’…SMFH

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