On December 12, 2011, on an icy, treacherous road
( McKinley Road) in Kelowna , British Columbia, my 21 yr old babygirl, Shayla Rae Dawn Driver ( Alton) was taken from this earth; back to the Angels that held her precious wings. My daughter lost control of her vehicle, flipped over, rolling down a 30ft embankment and crashed through the frozen ice. I have decided to share these horrific details as this was not an "accident" but a preventable tragedy! There is NO guard rail or barricade where my daughter ( and others) have went off the road. In 2009, another woman drove off at the exact spot! Miraculously she was saved by an officer smashing her back window of her car as she pounded the glass with her fists, desperate to not succumb to the frigid waters of the Mckinley Reservoir. After Shayla's death, as I was standing with my best friend and boyfriend at her roadside Memorial, this same woman whose life was spared, offered her sincere condolences. She expressed her outrage over the road that needs to be fixed , in order to prevent another family going through the hell we are enduring! My daughter's death will not be for nothing! As I grieve such an incredible loss in this world, her beautiful legacy will live on, as Shayla touched so many people's lives with her BIG Golden Heart! When I travelled to Hawaii and started this blog , she was one of the main followers ( Just Another Number) who posted comments on here. Sometimes quirky, often silly, but Always full of Love, I cherish her words!! Shayla is my Best Friend who held my deepest secrets close for safe keeping, she is the sand dollar whose arms embraced her saviour, Jesus Christ, Shayla can be found in the warm winds filtering through the brightest sunshine...and when a rainbow shines across the sky, its brilliance a tapestry of hues, I know my babygirl lives on in our hearts FOREVER!! I Love You Shoobie Woop Woop Do Woop! XOXOXOX Love Always your Mummy
