Wikipedia readers turned to Deaths of the Neville-Lake children at 789x the usual rate

What this article is

The deaths of the Neville-Lake children occurred on September 27, 2015, when Daniel, Harrison, and Milagros (Milly) Neville-Lake, and their grandfather, Gary Neville, were killed by a drunk driver, Marco Michael Muzzo, who sped through a stop sign and collided with their vehicle in Vaughan, Ontario. The incident and aftermath received significant media attention in Canada not only because of the young age of most of the victims, but also because of Muzzo's wealth and status.

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Where editors were working

Wikipedia editors made 2 edits to this article on 2026-05-23, concentrated in these sections. This is evidence about the surge, not an explanation of it.

• Aftermath
• Incident

What changed that day

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How this was measured

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