And he was trying to get his life back together when tragedy struck.

As the year was coming to a close, tragedy struck.

Then tragedy struck a little over a year later on July 3, 1874.

We were almost to the level of the pass when tragedy suddenly struck.

Just when they thought it's going to be all right again, tragedy struck.

Then one day, when I was 11 years old, tragedy struck.

He didn't know it at the time, but tragedy had already struck.

Driving at 170 miles per hour, on his final run, tragedy struck.

He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice.

Tragedy struck before they could finish the house and move in, however.