Michael Fortunato died Saturday, Oct. 12 in Hartford, Conn., from a pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis. He was en route to the hospital when he crashed his car into a fence. Paramedics arrived on the scene and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead hours later. According to Ashley the couple were still very much in love and had plans to visit each other soon at the time of his death.
Tragically, Ashley Sawyer passed away in May of 2016 from a suspected drug overdose at the age of only 23.