A tender photo taken by a grandmother captures the last happy moments of Scarlett Jensen before a hit-and-run tragedy claimed her life. Just five minutes later, on October 7, 2022, the three-year-old was struck by a speeding vehicle on the family’s private driveway.
Samantha Jensen, Scarlett’s mother, describes the frantic moments as her mother tried desperately to save Scarlett and her younger brother Henry. Scarlett’s death was instantaneous, while the other two were critically injured.
Henry’s injuries were severe, requiring emergency air transport and extensive hospital care. Scarlett’s grandmother suffered broken bones but recovered.
The driver fled but was quickly arrested and sentenced to prison. Amid grief, Samantha clings to the final photograph as a powerful symbol of her daughter’s joy and innocence.
