Cops: Gainesville mom tries to kill self, sons in tanker crash - News - Gainesville Sun - Gainesville, FL

A Gainesville woman accused of intentionally driving into on-coming traffic to try to hit a truck in a suicide attempt was arrested Friday night on three counts of attempted murder.

Melissa Gail Mack, 48, of 1826 SW 69th Terrace, Apt. B, told a friend earlier in the day that she was going to get in a crash that would kill her and her two sons, ages 4 and 6, the Gainesville Police Department said in an arrest report.

Mack’s van caught fire in the crash, which trapped her and the boys inside. Others were able to extinguish the fire and get the three out of the van.
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A longtime friend of Mack told police that they talked a few hours earlier, with Mack telling her she was going to kill herself and her sons. The friend told police Mack said “it was ‘God’s will’ and she was ‘afraid’ but nothing could be done to change the outcome,” according to the arrest report.

Cops: Gainesville mom tries to kill self, sons in tanker crash - News - Gainesville Sun - Gainesville, FL