Reckless driver on meth kills two toddlers after crashing into horse stable at 100mph

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meth killed two three-year-old boys while they were innocently playing in a horse stable, according to police.Kent Cody Barlow, 25, was reportedly driving recklessly at nearly 100mph when he veered off the road and hit the structure with the two children inside at Cedar Valley Stables in Iowa, USA.A report from local cops said that Odin Jeffrey Ratliff and Hunter Charlies Jackson died instantly after being run over by Barlow's car, which had smashed through several fences before going through the stable.

The tots ended up being found 75 feet from where they had been playing.Investigators reported that passengers had told them Barlow had been "drifting" in his vehicle along the road before causing the accident.

He reportedly gave a positive result for meth in a preliminary drug screening.Odin's mother Theresa Ratliff took to Facebook to share her heartbreak one day after the incident, writing: "This is by far the most difficult thing that I will ever have to write" "We are still processing and in shock of what has happened in the past 24 hours.

We know how much Odin was loved in this community and have already received an outpouring of love an support." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."We ask that during this time you are respectful of our space to grieve, we know how much we are loved and just trying to navigate through the unthinkable."Hunter's aunt Sarah Parsons also sent out a touching Facebook status asking people to hug their children "a little tighter tonight" and "cherish every moment" as she announced the death of her nephew.She described the two boys as "innocently playing with tractor trucks" in the moments before.