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.