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In the final moments of her life,Alivia Stahl was looking out for her brothersXzavier and Mason Ingle.
“It looks like she tried to shield them a little bit,” Elgin said. “She had a split second to think of what to do, she chose to shield her brothers with that split second.”
Elgin also described his niece Alivia as the “kindest child you’ll ever meet” who was “helpful” and “attentive to other people’s needs,” adding that there was “no stopping Alivia.”
“She sets a goal and she goes and gets it. She’s what you’d want in a child,” he said.
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A fourth child, an 11-year-old boy, was also struck and suffered multiple broken bones. He was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital in a medical helicopter and remains in critical condition.
Alyssa Shepherd, 24, was charged with reckless homicide, accused offatally striking the three siblingswith her truck. The Indiana woman was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon.
PEOPLE confirmed she was charged with three counts of reckless homicide and one misdemeanor count of disregarding a stop sign and causing injury. According to court records, she was taken to the Fulton County Jail, and released Tuesday night on a $15,000 surety bond.
Shepherd allegedly never hit her brakes until it was too late, according to Elgin.
“The police said there were no brakes used. She never stopped once,” Elgin toldABC News. “What else could you have been doing? What are you doing where you’re not paying attention at that time in the morning?”
AGoFundMe page, with a $100,000 goal, was created to benefit the Ingle family.
source: people.com
