In the spring of 2017, a bright future was tragically cut short. Twenty-three-year-old Hannah Simmons was driving her nine-month-old daughter, Alannah, to a routine checkup in Gainesville, Georgia, with her best friend beside her. But in a sudden, heartbreaking moment, Hannah lost control of the car and collided head-on with a truck. All three—Hannah, her baby girl, and her best friend—were killed instantly, leaving their loved ones shattered.

As first responders rushed to the scene, 19-year-old Anisa Gannon happened to be driving by on her way to work. With traffic at a standstill, she snapped a photo of the wreck to show her boss why she’d be late. At the time, it was just a practical gesture.

But when Anisa looked back at the image later, she saw something that stopped her cold: a radiant beam of light cutting through the sky, shining directly onto the crumpled vehicle. When she shared the photo with the victims’ grieving families, the reaction was powerful. To them, it wasn’t just a trick of light — it was a sign. A divine message. A quiet reassurance that their loved ones had been gently carried to a better place.

Anisa’s aunt described the image as looking like “they were going to heaven.” And while some might explain the beam as a simple reflection or optical illusion, Hannah’s mother, Jodi Simmons, saw something more profound. She believes the photo captured a “pathway to heaven,” a glimpse of grace in the midst of unimaginable pain.

In the face of such overwhelming loss, that single beam of light offered something priceless: comfort. Hope. The belief that, even in tragedy, love endures—and maybe, just maybe, their angels had found their way home.