JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 At the intersection of McDuff Avenue and Rexford Street is a memorial honoring the life of Marilyn Johnson.<\/p>\n
Her daughter identified her to Action News Jax. She says they\u2019re seeking closure and support for their family after she was killed in a deadly hit-and-run. <\/p>\n
Natasha Nielsen admits her relationship with her mother was a complicated one. She\u2019d been looking to reunite with her for nine years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought I was eventually gonna find her. We was gonna have our sit-down and finally talk and then she can meet the babies,\u201d Nielsen said.<\/p>\n
She says that hope dimmed when she got a call from her brother this past weekend, saying she had lost her life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in the store. I dropped everything I had. I just stood in the middle of the store with my hands over my face,\u201d Neilsen said. \u201cI am angry, hurt, and honestly, the rest is like a loss for words.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police say her mother was hit and killed by a vehicle on August 15 in Jacksonville\u2019s Lackawanna area. They say the driver left the scene without trying to help and could face up to thirty years in prison if they have to track the person down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do hope they find the person that did it, and I hope whoever knows anything, please come forward and tell,\u201d Nielsen said.<\/p>\n
Action News Jax reached back out to the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office today to ask questions about if they\u2019ve found or identified the suspect, if they have a description of the vehicle that hit her, and for any updates on the case. <\/p>\n
They told me this was still an ongoing investigation, and they could not provide any updates. Nielsen says the next steps are bringing her mother home and figuring out how she\u2019ll be able to afford it.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that I can pay for the funeral cost itself and the cremation and everything so she can come home,\u201d Nielsen said.<\/p>\n
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