Family of Ballwin woman killed in Whip-It! crash settles with companies for $5 million
Two companies have agreed to pay $5 million to the parents of a woman killed outside a Ballwin urgent care by a driver who huffed inhalants before the crash.
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Two companies have agreed to pay $5 million to the parents of a woman killed outside a Ballwin urgent care by a driver who huffed inhalants before the crash.
Anna, first to you. you think your mother, you insist your mother is innocent. obviously you know your mother well. tell us why. >> she's a person with strong morals and would never do anything like that against the law anywhere, you know. her home country or here. she's just an amazing woman. she would never take that chance to, you know, be away from her family so that's why i know. >> you visited your mom in prison on saturday. what did she tell you, how did she seem? >> you know, all i can say is she's a strong woman and when i saw her, she just smiled like she's always smiled before. and ...
On to this quickly and try and get your mother home for you. >> yeah. you know, that's what we're hoping for, too. i'm actually hoping that they do something, that they help us out in this case. it's not right. it's not right for her to be in such a horrible place. i don't think it's right for any american citizen to be there. i hope the government sees that and they can, you know, step in and do something. >> anna, i know it's very upsetting for you to talk about this. i appreciate you coming on the show tonight. thank you very much. >> thank you. coming up next, jersey shore reunion. the b...
Held before you're brought to trial for some weeks, and it's a closed proceeding. >> reporter: in this case the judge has the power to hold maldonado in prison up to four months before trial. that would likely only bring more pressure from u.s. authorities. the office of senator jeff flake of arizona says senator flake has been in contact with the family, as well as officials in mexico and the u.s. regarding the case. he will continue to monitor the situation. it's a situation that resumes today in a mexican courtroom where the military officers who apprehended yanira maldonado are expected to...