NKY dad, 3 kids killed in Virginia crash on way home from vacation

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A Northern Kentucky father and his three children were killed in a single-vehicle crash in New Kent County, Virginia, on Monday morning.

Virginia State Police say the family was on the way home to Newport from a family vacation in Virginia Beach when Anthony Snow, 53, had a medical emergency behind the wheel causing him to swerve off the road on Interstate 64 and hit a pole.

The car then caught fire.

The mother, 34-year-old Ishia Palmisano, was in the front seat and taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Anthony died from his injuries at the scene along with three children, 9-year-old Victor Snow, 11-year-old Mary Snow and 13-year-old Joseph Snow. The children were all in the back seat of the vehicle.

“I definitely never thought I’d be hearing something like this on a Tuesday morning. It’s definitely something you never want to wake up to. It’s something you never expect,” family friend Faith Norman said.

Palmisano is undergoing surgery in Richmond. Her sister says she is in stable condition.

“They were all around amazing. They were super dedicated and hard-working. Always just the life of the party – it’s just very sad,” Norman said.

Norman grew up in Newport, Kentucky, sharing a duplex with Palmisano and her family.

“I completely collapsed to the floor. I never thought anything like that would happen to her and her family so it’s just super heart-wrenching,” she said.

All three children were part of Newport Independent Public Schools.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help raise money for a memorial and medical expenses for Palmisano.