Kauai Crash Survivor to Return Home

Six days after a car crash on Kauai killed his mother, father and brother, 5-year-old Lyndon Yim is well enough to leave the hospital. He’s making a fast recovery from the injuries he received in the crash – a collapsed lung and some cuts and bruises.
Friday is when the young, sole survivor returns home and will finish his recovery at a Los Angeles-area hospital.
The boy’s uncle, who was willing to speak exclusively with KGMB9, has the heartbreaking task of escorting him back to California and helping him understand his family is gone.
Several cards decorate his room, well wishes from complete strangers: young students from Saint Teresa’s School in Kauai to Lyndon.
“I heard about the accident and I’m really sorry,” read one card.
“We hope that these cards and pictures will help your body, soul and heart to heal,” read another.
“Very nice,” said Jack Forest, his uncle. “Very nice.”
Lyndon’s parents were killed in the crash. So was his brother, Brandon, who was supposed to have his eighth birthday only two days later.
“Usually he’s the sturdy one compared to Brandon,” said Uncle Jack. “I think that the trauma team and the medical staff did a wonderful job of fixing him up and our families are very grateful for that.”
That’s the only thing he’ll say about the accident. No thoughts about how it happened. Nothing about police reports that say the crash may have been caused by Lyndon’s mother, Lan Yim, when she tried to make a U-turn and collided with a propane tanker truck.
“I don’t really want to discuss about my personal feeling, or feeling about the accident, or feeling about what happened,” said Uncle Jack.
It’s also too hard for him to even talk about his brother’s death, his twin brother.
The only thing Uncle Jack wants to talk about now is how miraculously one member of the family lives and is recovering well in the hospital, and how the wishes of strangers are coming true.
“We hope the rest of your family is happy in heaven,” one card read.