MAGNA — Nearly four months after 15-year-old Macala Holloway was critically injured by a car while walking to school, she passed away.
On the day of the accident, the junior high student had just entered the crosswalk at 2700 West in Magna when she was struck by the car. She was flown to the University Hospital with a traumatic brain injury.
"The sorrow and pain we are feeling right now, we cannot find words to describe it," said Macala's parents, Terry and Rebecca Ewell. "Our hearts are breaking — it hurts something fierce. We look at all the things she is going to miss out on. It is not fair; parents should not have to bury their children."
Her family is pursuing a wrongful death claim against the driver of the car.
Unified Police Lt. Don Hutson said no criminal charges have been filed against the driver, but the victim's death changes the case.
— Lana Groves