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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWITH HER FAMILY ABOUT HOW THEY WANT HER TO BE REMEMBERED. WITH SPORTS. SHE LIKES. ROBLOX. SHE LIKES PLAYING OUTSIDE. NINE YEAR OLD AVIANA HILL LOVED LIFE. SHE WAS THE LIGHT OF EVERYBODY\u2019S EYES. SHE WAS SO FULL OF LIFE AND A GOOD SPIRIT. SHE KIND OF KNEW SHE WAS THAT KID. SHE WAS THAT GIRL, YOU KNOW, HER FAMILY SAYS SHE WAS CONFIDENT, FUNNY AND LOVED TO. LEARN. ALWAYS. I LOVE SCHOOL. I WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL. SHE WAS REALLY SMART. THIS IS REALLY GOOD. I MISS HER. AVIANA DIED LAST WEEK. SHE WAS RIDING A MINI BIKE WITH HER DAD WHEN THEY WERE HIT BY A CAR. NOW, A MEMORIAL HONORING AVIANA SITS AT THE SITE OF THE CRASH AS HER DAD FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL. HER DAD IS STILL IN ICU, VERY HURT, STILL TRYING TO COMPUTE TO HIS BRAIN TO WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS THAT\u2019S EVER HAPPENED TO OUR FAMILY. THIS FAMILY LEFT DEVASTATED AND REMEMBERING THE TIME THEY SHARED WITH THIS BRIGHT AND BOLD NINE YEAR OLD GIRL, THE KID WHO LOVED LIFE. SHE ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY. I LOVE HER AND I MISS HER A LOT. IN SACRAMENTO, PEYTON HEADLEE KCRA THREE NEWS. MIRACLE MERRITT WAS ARRESTED ON FELONY HIT AND R\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
‘My angel’: Sacramento family remembers 9-year-old girl killed in hit-and-run crash<\/p>\n
A Sacramento family is grieving the loss of 9-year-old Avianna Hill, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding a minibike with her father, who remains hospitalized.<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Sacramento family is mourning the loss of 9-year-old Avianna Hill, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding a minibike with her father Thursday night near 36th Street and 19th Avenue in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. A memorial has been set up at the crash site, featuring notes from friends, stuffed animals, candles, and photos of Avianna. “She’s my angel,” Avianna’s mother Bianca Carranza said. “She liked sports. She liked Roblox. She liked playing outside. She just liked to love.\u201dAvianna\u2019s grandmother described her as “the light of everybody’s eyes.””She was so full of life and a good spirit,” she said.Her family said she was confident, funny, and someone who loved to learn. “Avianna always said ‘I love school. I want to go to school.’ She was just really smart,” her aunt, Michelle Carranza, said. “We’re really going to miss her.” Avianna\u2019s father, Preston, remains in the ICU following the crash, according to family members. Sacramento Police said he was taken to the hospital Thursday night with serious injuries. “He is still trying to compute to his brain to what really happened,” Preston’s father said. “This is one of the hardest things that’s ever happened to our family,” said Avianna’s grandmother Denise Carranza.A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with funeral costs and medical expenses. Sacramento police said the driver fled the scene. Authorities later identified 30-year-old Miracle Merritt as the suspect. Merritt was arrested on felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n A Sacramento family is mourning the loss of 9-year-old Avianna Hill, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding a minibike with her father Thursday night near 36th Street and 19th Avenue <\/a>in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. <\/p>\n A memorial has been set up at the crash site, featuring notes from friends, stuffed animals, candles, and photos of Avianna. <\/p>\n “She’s my angel,” Avianna’s mother Bianca Carranza said. “She liked sports. She liked Roblox. She liked playing outside. She just liked to love.\u201d<\/p>\n Avianna\u2019s grandmother described her as “the light of everybody’s eyes.”<\/p>\n “She was so full of life and a good spirit,” she said.<\/p>\n Her family said she was confident, funny, and someone who loved to learn. <\/p>\n “Avianna always said ‘I love school. I want to go to school.’ She was just really smart,” her aunt, Michelle Carranza, said. “We’re really going to miss her.” <\/p>\n Avianna\u2019s father, Preston, remains in the ICU following the crash, according to family members. Sacramento Police said he was taken to the hospital Thursday night with serious injuries<\/a>. <\/p>\n “He is still trying to compute to his brain to what really happened,” Preston’s father said. <\/p>\n “This is one of the hardest things that’s ever happened to our family,” said Avianna’s grandmother Denise Carranza.<\/p>\n A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family<\/a> with funeral costs and medical expenses. <\/p>\n Sacramento police said the driver fled the scene. Authorities later identified 30-year-old Miracle Merritt as the suspect. Merritt was arrested on felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. <\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WITH HER FAMILY ABOUT HOW THEY WANT HER TO BE REMEMBERED. 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