CANTON, Ohio — Pamela Nichols says not a day goes by that she doesn't think of her son, Malachi .

"It's been hard, just looking around and seeing stuff that just reminds (me of him)," she told 3News. "Everything reminds me of him, so (I'm) just trying to take it one moment at a time."

Earlier this month, 14-year-old Malachi and other children were returning home from a church event at Alive Now in Canton when tragedy struck. According to eyewitnesses, Malachi was seen riding on the exterior of the church van as it traveled down Allen Page Drive Southeast.

Investigators say the van hit a pothole, causing Malachi to fall and hit his head. He was rushed to the hospital and placed in a coma.

Three days later, he died. Nichols says the loss has left her devastated.

"Once Malachi left, th

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