April was my loving niece and to all of you who are understanding and positive, April's family sends a gracious thank you. Like you all, there were no family members present at the scene, so we to have questions. Just to let you know, April was at home alone with her daughter and received a phone from someone for help. To know April would be to know that she was loving, kindhearted and very helpful. No matter it was after midnight or any hour April would have gone. Yes, not wearing a seatbelt was irresponsible and we are sorry for that thinking it may have saved her life. For the pessimists, please do not judge. To know her was to love her. Just to let you know the suffering this family has had, April lost her mother about two years ago. She went into the hospital for a simple procedure. Something happened that induced her into a coma. The result was she lay braindead for almost a year. April and her mother are resting in peace laying side by side. Keep us in your prayer

On behalf of April's family, I am sending a gracious thank you to all of you who posted positive comments. The family, like you all, was not at the scene. What we do know is that April was at home and did receive a phone call asking for her help. Alone with her daughter at the time, she had no choice but to take her with her. It just happened to be after midnight. Agreed, not using a seatbelt was an irresposible act. The family is indeed suffering for this loss. For those who did not know April, just know she was a loving, kind, good-hearted person. The fact that she was enroute to help somebody is just who she was no matter what the hour. Just to let you know how grave this loss is to our family, April lost her mother about two years ago. Her mother went into the hospital for a simple procedure as healthy woman. Something happened that caused her to become braindead where she lay in that state for about a year. They are resting in peace side by side and with the Lord.

This is a very sad story. Many of u are jumping to conclusions. We'll never know why she was out with her daughter at that time. Maybe something terrible was happening and she had to move quickly. May she rest in peace and the daughter live her life to the fullest.

This brought tears to my eyes to read just thinking what that little girl was thinking and going through while trying to get help for her mother. Words can't explain how sad this is. And yes the question that we might not ever know is why this mother was out w/her 4 yro at 3am w/no seatbelt and SPEEDING!

Not to be pessimistic, but what was she doing out at 3am with a 4y/o? Coming home from a bar? The babysitter should never have let the child go. When will unfit mothers learn it's NOT all about them!