The death of a young couple has left one family devastated. 

Yvette Alexandre, 21, and her fiancé, 24-year-old LaShay Waiters were driving home after the holiday festivities when they collided with a wrong way driver on the highway. Despite wearing their seatbelts, both Alexandre and Waiters were pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital later that evening. 

According to the Tampa Bay Times,  just last month, Waiters had asked permission for Alexandre's hand in marriage. With approval, he got down on one knee and proposed to Alexandre in front of a room packed with family and friends. Of course, she said yes. Then, only two weeks ago, the couple found out that she was pregnant. They were excited about their future. 

"They had a great future together," said Waiters’ mother, Tamika Snipes.

The wrong way driver, 21-year-old Justin Lakin of Bradenton, also died from the violent head-on crash. The Florida Highway Patrol on Friday was still investigating what led up to the crash. 

It was not immediately clear to investigators where Lakin entered I-75 headed the wrong way. Alcohol was not immediately suspected as a factor in the crash but a toxicology report is pending. 

Waiters and Alexandre grew up a few counties apart and crossed paths at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. A couple of months ago, Waiters and Alexandre moved into a new apartment in Orlando. He hatched a plan for a surprise wedding proposal, inviting about 50 of their family members and friends to what Alexandre thought would be a housewarming party in the apartment complex’s clubhouse on Oct. 25. 

"I believe he would make a very good son-in-law," Robert Alexandre said of Waiters. "but now I’ll never know."

We're sending lots of love, thoughts, and prayers to the families. This is not how anyone imagined spending their holiday season.