A vigil was held on the Lower East Side Sunday for three people killed by a suspected drunken driver on the Fourth of July.

"In the blink of an eye, everything changed," said Jessica Pellot, whose husband was among the victims. "We lost three people that night and one is still fighting for her life. All great people. And that should've never happened."

Hundreds of people gathered on Jackson Street to mourn the lives of 38-year-old Herman Pinkney, his mother, 59-year-old Lucille Pinkney, and 43-year-old Ana Morel.

Eight others were injured in the crash, including one who is still in critical condition. The community came together to pray for the victims and their families.

"It's just all hitting me at once. I only cry when I see my son's photos," said Herman Gibson, the victim's father. He says he was one of the witnesses who held the driver down until officers arrived.

The incident happened just before 9 p.m. Thursday when 44-year-old Daniel Hyden allegedly drove his Ford F-150 pickup truck into a fence and plowed into a crowd of people inside Corlears Hook Park. A makeshift memorial now stands at the site, adorned with flowers, candles and pictures of the victims.

"I'm containing the driver, not knowing that my son is underneath the truck with his mother pinned," Gibson said of the incident, noting he had helped detain Hyden until officers arrived on scene.

According to a complaint filed with the District Attorney’s Office, Hyden told a police officer after the crash that he "had a few alcoholic drinks.”

Police said Hyden was also driving with a suspended license for failing to answer a summons four times. He was arraigned on a slew of charges Saturday, including vehicular manslaughter, vehicular homicide and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Meanwhile, friends and family say they hope to one day mend their broken hearts.

"I always wanted to have a son named after me and looked like me. And I had that, and I lost him. I miss him. And I love my son," said Gibson. "I don't know how to move forward but I just gotta take it one day at a time."

Hyden is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court again on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the families of the victims are planning funeral arrangements for their loved ones.