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Aleandra \u201cAly\u201d Anika Sanchez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aly was a natural born leader and an adventurer. She loved life and was always trying something new.<\/p>\n

She strived to help others by caring for her grandfather and teaching a neighbor how to use the computer. At 12 she had already experienced great pain through multiple surgeries including a hip replacement. This, however, did not suppress Aly\u2019s spirit- she was brave, energetic, and a fighter. Her fighting chance was cut short when a seventeen-year-old made the decision to drink and drive.<\/p>\n

As a parent, one of Frances\u2019 biggest fears was to get a visit or call from the police in the middle of the night with news that one of her precious daughters had been hurt. On April 6, 2013, this fear became a reality when Aly got in a car with seven other individuals, all who had been drinking, and died in a drunk driving crash.<\/p>\n

A fear realized<\/h3>\n

The news of the crash spread throughout the night, and the social media posts were about Aly, France\u2019s youngest daughter. Frances received a phone call from her brother\u2019s girlfriend, who worked at a hospital at the time, telling her about a car crash with many kids involved. She told her that two of them had died and instructed her to drive to the hospital.<\/p>\n

France\u2019s first instinct was, \u201cit couldn\u2019t be her she is at a sleepover\u201d but her mother\u2019s instinct said, \u201cYou should go to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

While driving there, Frances passed through the crash scene and remembers getting chills. She decided to drive to the police station instead, when she arrived she was notified that Aly had been ejected from the vehicle and killed instantly.<\/p>\n

The driver was a repeat offender and had a DUI prior to his arrest. His decision to drink and drive caused the death of two children and injured four. He was sentenced to a year in county jail and released on probation.<\/p>\n

Voices of Victims: A mother turns grief into action<\/h3>\n

Frances shares her story to honor Aly – a beloved daughter, friend, granddaughter, niece, and sister who gave people around her so much in her short 12 years of life. She hopes that children become more aware of the consequences of their actions and that parents keep their children accountable. \u201cIt is important to have conversations about responsibility, not following peer pressure, and that they [children] are not\"Related

Aly\u2019s dream was to become a fashion designer, and though her family doesn\u2019t get to see her achieve this dream, Frances hopes that other youth can follow their dreams and live long healthy lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is that no other family has to endure the pain that we share, that they get to see their children grow up and achieve their full potential\u201d.<\/p>\n

Frances and loved ones will continue to remember Aly as their kind spirited, courageous, and singing soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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