'He doesn’t get to tell his story': B.C. mom opens up about losing son to toxic drugs

Jacob Wilson’s story is not easy for his mother to tell. But she is sharing the heart-wrenching details of her son’s life because he no longer can, hoping that by opening up she will help shed more light on the epidemic of toxic drug deaths in B.C.

Jacob Wilson’s story is not easy for his mother to tell. But Abbotsford School Trustee, Shirley Wilson, is sharing the heart-wrenching details of her son’s life and death because he no longer can.

“I miss his hugs. I miss having him at family dinners. I miss him doing the most unexpected things,” an emotional Wilson said.

At the age of 21, Jacob’s world was turned upside down, when, after losing his job, he went partying with a friend.

“Jacob was lying in the middle of a road, just before 3 o’clock in the morning,” said Wilson who would later learn cocaine and marijuana were found in his system.

He was run over by a pick-up truck.

In a video produced with Abbotsford Police, a 911 call is played and a voice is heard describing the accident.

“Ped struck, completely run over but not trapped,” the dispatcher said. “Our victim’s name is Jacob. That’s all we know so far.”