Tragedy in Tennessee
Filed under: Music Minute > Sad Sad
Contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman lost his youngest child on Wednesday evening after a horrible accident in the family home.
According to reports, the singer's daughter was struck by a car driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family’s Tennessee house.
Several children were playing in the area at the time of the accident.
The teen said he did not see Maria in the driveway before the vehicle struck her.
Authorities say no charges are expected.
The accident was witnessed by two other children.
So sad.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Chapman family.
[Image via WENN.]
Posted: May 22, 2008 at 12:15 pm




Thanks for reporting on this Perez, pity there are so many heartless people out there posting inconsiderate comments.
Little Maria is in heaven with Jesus. I pray that her family especially her brother would be comforted at this sad time for them.
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Thanks for posting this on your site. To the nasty people who say things like "where's your God now?" — God doesn't prevent bad things from happening to people….He helps them get through. I pray you're never in a situation like that. I could be, since we live next door to people that let their small kids run wild (and we've come very close to hitting the same one twice). We're pretty careful people, with sensors on the back of our van, but it can happen to anyone.
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It's so sad! he was driving an SUV right? he was bound no to see her! its such a tragady which no one can get over so its not anyone's place to judge! it was a awful accident! so no one can point fingers!
Re: DO NOT ELECT A GAY BLACK MUSLIM – what the fuck is wrong with you, you insane piece of racist, homophobic shit? how can you possibly be this ignorant? please tell me you're being.
Re: jsaifjsiof – PISS OFF dick head! she was only 5! no one deserves to die at 5!!
this is so incredibly sad. she was so young. this is why i think the driving age should be raised. i myself am a 15 year old and i know how reckless and stupid we can be. especially with a car. my thoughts and prayers are with the family (although i'm actually not religious..)
so sad, prayers go out to them:
This is such a heartbreaking story. This family gives so much to the world and they are such an amazing inspiration to me and so many others.
Some of the comments here by ignorant people make me feel nauseated. Such angry people — they need the God that Steven Curtis Chapman has that's for sure!
Thanks for reporting this story. It's so heart breaking. I feel so much for them. They are such a loving family. May God bring something good out of such a tragedy.
Thanks for reporting on this story. With all the stupid things we read about and report on, it kind of just puts life in perspective for me. I have never seen such idiotic, grade school comments in my life as on this post. We would all be better off to ignore the ignorance and hate. Some people have nothing better to do than sit and hide behind a computer and spew their filth on the internet. People will be pleased to know that GOD is a kind and forgiving GOD. So on judgement day, when he sends his wrath upon earth and you are yelling his name, maybe he'll forgive you. This country was founded upon religion you morons. If you don't like it, please feel free to leave…….PLEASE
Re: calling it like i see it –
Actually, this country was founded on freedom FROM religion, you biblebanging hussey. Our forefathers were agnostics, some even atheists. The pilgrims may have been puritanical retards, but they didn't indoctrinate the country. Put down you fucking bible and read a history book, asshole. It's people like you that perpetuate lies and false realities to children with your spooky god-talk and make people confused from an early age. I hope that when your precious dickweed jesus returns to earth he finds the moral compass to firstly smite all of you doofuses that bandy his name about for your own racist, homophobic, agorophobic, xenophobic agendas. Jesus is just a propaganda tool for your backwoods ideology.
I am so sorry for their loss.
Stop praying you stupid fucks, cant sleep with all those tiny voices in my head.
That´s what you get for being religious, i'll still fuck up your insignificant little lives every chance i get
on a more serious note, how sad when a child dies.
para sa mga gago na commenters…darating din ang oras nyo ..lahat ng tao namamatay—at ang alam ko gusto nyo yan! wala kayong mga respeto-"where is your God now?" napaka shallow ng pagkakaintindi ninyo sa Dyos -pa-paano ang Dyos nyo-alak, sex at pera lang! bhahaha sa inyo. lol (tagalog yan!)
this is so sad! :'(
Re: audrey arellano – the fact that you can write such a disgusting thing about a child shows exactly what is in your heart. I feel sorry for your parents, you bring them shame.
Re: thinktwice –
You mother sucks cocks in hell.