AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jamie White remembers when her husband and three of their youngsters, together with 2-year-old Allie, went to Old Settlers Park in Round Rock one Sunday in September 2019. The household was there to play soccer when tragedy struck.
“Allie was standing right here,” mentioned White as she stood in the identical spot her daughter did on that Sunday.
“She walked behind [her dad], and she came in this direction. And then she stepped off this curve. And it was about right here that she was hit.”
White mentioned on the final minute a distracted driver made a rapid proper flip the place Allie was crossing — slamming into her — as her dad tried to get her out of the best way.
“The driver was so focused on that conversation, and she had her phone to her face,” she mentioned.
First responders did what they may, White mentioned, however finally, Allie died.
“I was in complete devastation. I was in shock,” she mentioned. “I didn’t know what was going on. I could not understand how this could have happened, I couldn’t understand how someone could be so reckless that there were so many kids in this parking lot. There were soccer games going on all throughout that field, and yet, this driver didn’t watch for kids. They were all over the parking lot.”
Today, White continues to share Allie’s story in hopes of saving others.
“The driver is still out on our roads today. There have been no consequences for that person,” she defined. “We are at peace with it simply because of our faith. We believe that the Lord will have his say in the end. What I can say is that I just hope that we save lives through Allie’s story.”
Now, greater than two years later, the household nonetheless remembers their candy unicorn-loving 2-year-old every single day.
“She was just such a happy baby,” White mentioned. “So much light in her eyes just sparkled. She just — she was full of joy and laughter, and she was amazing.”