The groom who lost his bride in an accident on their wedding night, dies

The husband of the woman killed in a crash on their
wedding day died on Saturday, December 19, three
years after the tragic incident. .

Louwrens Geldenhuys,
34, reportedly died of a heart attack as the trial of
the man allegedly responsible for the death of his
wife is drawing to a close.

Hours after Chantal and Geldenhuys exchanged vows
in a church north of Pretoria on December 2, 2012,
the couple was involved in a grisly crash when an
alleged intoxicated soldier drove into them.

Chantal was killed on impact and Geldenhuys was
seriously injured. Details of her tragic death in a car
crash of a bride on her way to the wedding-night
reception played out in court about two weeks ago.

Sergeant-Major Abram Themba has pleaded not
guilty to charges of murder and reckless or negligent
driving in the Pretoria North Regional Court. Themba
allegedly skipped a red traffic light shortly after
midnight on the corner of Dr Van der Merwe and
Sefako Makgatho drives.

Themba was driving a white Toyota Hilux bakkie and,
according to earlier testimony in court, had to be
helped out of his vehicle by Warrant Officer Jan
Booysen.
The testimony was that Themba, who at the time of
the accident claimed he was a SA National Defence
Force Colonel, reeked of alcohol and that his speech
was slurred.

Source: Pretoria Rekord North New