Emilie Kiser Shares Support for Influencer Who Ran Over Son With Car

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Hillside Farmhouse Influencer Kelly Hopton-Jones Accidentally Runs Over Son With Her Car

Emilie Kiser is showing up to support a fellow mom.

Nearly a year after the TikToker’s 3-year-old son Trigg tragically died after accidentally drowning in the family’s pool, she provided words of encouragement to Kelly Hopton-Jones, a parenting influencer who recently revealed she accidentally ran over her toddler with her car.

In the comments section of Kelly’s April 15 Instagram post detailing the incident, during which her 23-month-old Henry suffered pelvic fractures and “a few abrasions,” Emilie wrote, “I’m so incredibly sorry.”

As Kelly, known online as Hillside Farmhouse, described what she called “the worst day” of her and her husband Brian Hopton-Jones’ lives, she shared the pair was “trying to understand how this could have happened when we were right there.”

“We are in shock. We are so sad,” she wrote. However, she noted that her son would be able to recover, adding, “We are so incredibly grateful.”

As for Emilie’s own family tragedy, she’s been vocal about taking “full accountability” for Trigg’s death after he was found unconscious in the pool while her husband Brady Kiser was home with the toddler and their then-newborn Theodore.

“I know I should have done more to protect him,” Emilie wrote on Instagram in August. “The only way through grief is to keep going minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, and every moment since that day I’ve done my best to keep picking myself up.”

Since then, the 27-year-old has explained that her grief remains with her.

Emilie Kiser/Instagram; Hillside Farmhouse/Instagram

"I continue to feel like I have no words in what to say when I'm asked how I feel because the only adequate word is 'broken,'” Emilie wrote on her Instagram Story in March, per People. “ I miss him so much. Everything about him. Especially the joy and light he brought to our home.”

Despite the pain, though, she added of Trigg, "I see him in Teddy every single day, and that does bring me some level of peace, while also surfacing a lot of other emotions."

Keep reading for a look at some of Kelly’s sweetest moments with her family…

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Sharing Difficult News

Kelly Hopton-Jones shared that her son Henry was recovering in the hospital with pelvis fractures after she accidentally ran him over with her car on on April 15, 2026.

"What stays with me is the doctor saying, ‘He is hurt, but this is something he can recover from,'" the parenting influencer captioned the Instagram post sharing the news. "A true miracle.”

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Backyard Camping

Kelly and her husband Brian Hopton-Jones often plan outdoor activities for Henry and their daughter Lily, setting up a backyard camping night complete with sleeping bags and s’mores in April 2026.

Kelly Hopton-Jones/Instagram

Baking Time

Kelly frequently posts tips about how to encourage young kids to enjoy eating.

Kelly Hopton-Jones/Instagram

Cutest Christmas

In 2025, Kelly and Brian gifted their kids a toy car for Christmas, topping off the sweet present with a stunning red bow.

Kelly Hopton-Jones/Instagram

Happy Halloween

To celebrate the spooky holiday in 2025, Lily dressed up as an adorable bat and Henry sported an adorable clown costume.

Kelly Hopton-Jones/Instagram

Pool Day

The family spent some quality time in the sun with Kelly's parents lounging poolside.