<body><div>A grieving family is sharing the final "happy" photo of a three-year-old girl who was killed minutes after the photo was taken by a hit-an-run driver who was barreling down a private road in Oldtown, Idaho. The photo was taken by the girl's grandmother and was later shared on TikTok where it went viral. The video was posted on the social media site by the girl's mother. "My mom took this picture at 4:47 pm and my daughter's time of death was 4:52," wrote Samantha Jensen. "My mom didn't know she was capturing the last moments of her life. This one is really hard for me to look at, just knowing what comes next breaks my heart." The Idaho native told People that she was out of town for a wedding and that the kids, three-year-old Scarlett and her two-year-old brother Henry, were being watched by her mother, Jamie. "That afternoon they went to get ice cream and enjoy a walk together," Jensen told the outlet. "When they arrived home to our back driveway, Scarlett wanted to get out of the stroller to pick flowers. That’s when my mom took the last picture I have of her alive."<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1HVtKL_0wCl21Lx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1HVtKL_0wCl21Lx00" width="310" height="465" ><figcaption>According to the mother of the child, this photo was snapped mere seconds before the child's death ( Image: TikTok/ @samjensen44)</figcaption></figure>According to Jensen, the family was walking in the family's private driveway when a Chevy Tahoe came zooming down the road and running all three family members down. "My mother was waving her hands, screaming for him to stop and she tried to grab my children to move them out of the way but he was going too fast," Jensen said. "Scarlett was killed almost instantly and my mom and Henry were critically injured."Local NBC affiliate KHQ later reported that the car quickly sped from the scene but was apprehended by authorities a few miles away. The outlet reported that Henry and his grandmother were rushed to Sacred Heart Hospital where the toddler was placed in the PICU. KHQ later reported that the boy had been removed from the PICU and was in another area of the hospital. Jamie reportedly suffered a broken shoulder as a result of the accident. "It is a blessing we had Scarlett, she had the perfect life, just surrounded and filled with love every day,” Jim Patton, Scarlett's grandfather said to the outlet while remembering his granddaughter. "A piece of my soul is gone." <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1sYwtv_0wCl21Lx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1sYwtv_0wCl21Lx00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>The mom stated that the girl and her brother were picking flowers when the car screeched in ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)</figcaption></figure>"So full of life, so full of love,” he added. “Such a smart little girl." According to Patton, the child had just started school and was constantly making new friends. The grieving grandfather added that she was supposed to play soccer on Saturday and was excited about it because she had previously kicked a goal during her match last week. Patton said that all he can do now is pray for his grandson's recovery. “He’s a tough boy,” Patton said. According to hospital staff, the boy was handed over with multiple injuries, including eight broken ribs, a fractured spine, broken clavicle, a broken jaw, and more. "Henry spent a week in the PICU before he was stable enough to come home, and he had a full body brace on for 10 weeks," Jensen told People. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3lzYmr_0wCl21Lx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3lzYmr_0wCl21Lx00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>According to Jensen, the family was walking in the family's private driveway when a Chevy Tahoe came zooming down the road and running all three family members down ( Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)</figcaption></figure>According to the woman, it was weeks before Jamie realized that the photo she had snapped just prior to the accident was the last one she had of her granddaughter alive. "My mom lost her phone when they were hit and it took us a while to find it, so when we finally did I was going through pictures and found that one," Jensen said. "I looked at the timestamp and realized it was only five minutes before her declared time of death, so it must have been taken seconds before the person hit them."As stated above, the driver of the vehicle was apprehended and identified as a 23-year-old from Newport. Idaho State Police. The driver was taken to the hospital after sustaining his own injuries. The man is now serving 10 years in prison, with two years credited for time according to Jensen. Since her death, a GoFundMe has been set up to help offset the costs of a funeral. As of Friday, the fundraiser had raised $66,811. </div></body>

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Grandmother snaps final 'happy' photo of granddaughter, 3, minutes before she is killed

A grieving family is sharing the final \"happy\" photo of a three-year-old girl who was killed minutes after the photo was taken by a hit-an-run driver who was barreling down a private road in Oldtown, Idaho. The photo was taken by the girl's grandmother and was later shared on TikTok where it went viral.

A grieving family is sharing the final "happy" photo of a three-year-old girl who was killed minutes after the photo was taken by a hit-an-run driver who was barreling down a private road in Oldtown, Idaho. The photo was taken by the girl's grandmother and was later shared on TikTok where it went viral.