Trusting God through tragedy and suffering Nathan and Connie Backstrom, the parents of three teenage sons who were killed by a drunk driver talking on a cell phone, will speak in Alexandria on their faith journey in the years since the accident. Written By: EchoPress News | × Nathan and Connie Backstrom are pictured with their five sons, before a drunk driver killed three of the boys in an auto accident. Nathan and Connie Backstrom, the parents of three teenage sons who were killed by a drunk driver talking on a cell phone, will speak in Alexandria on their faith journey in the years since the accident.