Family of woman killed in West Vancouver wedding crash upset driver not facing criminal charges

Sixty-seven-year-old Annie Kong was a devoted grandmother who started every day with a video chat with her daughter and two young granddaughters.

Sixty-seven-year-old Annie Kong was a devoted grandmother who started every day with a video chat with her daughter and two young granddaughters.

“We would spend hours, she would just chit-chat to the girls, whether they responded or not,” said Kong’s daughter Joanna Moy.

But on August 20, 2022, her mother cut their conversation short.

“She was so excited to get ready for this wedding," Moy said. "So, her last words to me were: 'I love you, I’ve got to go paint my nails.'”

Annie was with her husband Liong at that wedding at a West Vancouver home when an SUV driven by a neighbour crashed through an ornamental gate made of stones and wrought iron.

“One of the large stones from its column hit my wife. She was launched 12 feet to the ground. I rushed forward to hold her, and she died in my arms,” said Liong Kong. “I was covered in my wife’s blood from my neck to my shoes.”

When first responders arrived, they told Liong there was nothing they could do.