It was an emotional day as friends, family and loved ones filled the court in honor of two women killed in a street racing incident in Nov. 2020. FOX13
Hendricks was the driver doing donuts at a car meet in Auburn the night of Nov. 27, 2020.
Makenna Heustis, 19, and Kelly Acosta, 23, shared a passion for cars. They attended the meet and were watching when Hendricks hit them along with another woman, identified as Haleigh Starnes. Hendricks was charged for vehicular homicide and making false statements a month later, in December. On Friday, the women's families made powerful impact statements asking Judge Campagna for the maximum sentence."Your Honor, as we stand before you today, our spirit shattered and our heart heavy with grief," said Angela Heustis, Makenna's mother.
It's a pain no parent should ever endure—the loss of a child. Starnes's family said she died as a result of the tragedy, trying to cope with being the sole survivor while her friends died. "None of us parents will get to see our children reach their milestones in life, we will never get to celebrate birthdays, watch them fall in love, see them get married, have children, watch them grow up have a career, they will never attend another family gathering," a loved one said."There’s that silence late at night when she usually came home, then I remember she's never coming home again," said Clarence Acosta, Kelly's father.
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