Matthew DeRemer's final Facebook post has gone viral after he was killed by an alleged drunk driver on New Year's Eve.
A veteran's final Facebook post has gone viral after he was killed by an alleged drunk driver on New Year's Eve.
Matthew DeRemer, 31, was riding his motorcycle when he was struck by a car just before 8 p.m. in Largo, Florida. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Just hours before the crash, DeRemer wrote a lengthy Facebook post, which has since been shared more than 11,000 times.
He posted alongside an image that read: "We are born in 1 day. We die in 1 day. We can change in 1 day. And we can fall in love in 1 day. Anything can happen in just 1 day."
He reflected on his tough year and the people he had lost and found.
"I look back at 2015's huge challenges that I've overcome, shared with others, and have once again found myself," he wrote. "To say thank you and BRING ON 2016, much works to be done!"
The post concluded: "And I really don't know where I'll end up tonight but I do know where I windup is where I'm meant to be."
Thousands of people have commented on the post.
"I have never believed in fate, or a higher power," one wrote. "The fact that he posted this powerful post 11 hours before the accident has got me rethinking a lot."
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Another added: "What a sad but profound post."
Friends told Fox13 that DeRemer was a Marine who was working in the medical field.
Following the crash, the car's driver, 59-year-old Steven Lee Clarke, was arrested at the scene and charged with DUI manslaughter. He was released from jail after posting bail, records show, but has not yet entered a plea.
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