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Mother and community remember Scarlett Milena Urquil Samaniego a year after fatal crash
Summary
On a special LTV East End News interview, Gabriela Samaniego and school staff remembered Scarlett Milena Urquil Samaniego27s kindness, schoolwork and community service; Samaniego said the driver27s guilty plea and sentencing brought relief but not closure.
Dara Berger, correspondent for LTV27s East End News, hosted a special interview in which Gabriela Samaniego remembered her daughter, Scarlett Milena Urquil Samaniego, who died after a car crash on Father27s Day last year.
"So she was since she was a little girl, she was like an angel that she always when she was close to someone, she was transmitting peace to anybody who was close to her," Samaniego said, describing Scarlett27s demeanor and the way she affected people around her.
Berger said the program27s purpose was to celebrate Scarlett27s life rather than re-litigate the crash. Samaniego told viewers Scarlett was dedicated to learning English and attended weekend classes at Suffolk Community College to speed her progress. "She used to love to read a lot. She would... she loved to study and very dedicated school," Samaniego said.
Samaniego and on-air guests recalled Scarlett27s volunteer work tutoring other children. Samaniego described how, after school in Ecuador, Scarlett would visit a family with three children and help them learn what they could not in class. The guidance counselor who spoke to Berger said Scarlett was "always willing to help" and had a positive impact on classmates and teachers.
The lacrosse coach who spoke on the program recounted recruiting Scarlett as a goalie despite her lack of prior experience: "We called her down and said, hey. Would you be interested in playing lacrosse? She hadn't played before. And she was, yeah. Sure. What do I have to do?" The coach said Scarlett27s determination, willingness to learn and personality made a lasting impression on the team.
Berger asked whether the court outcome 2727-- the driver27s guilty plea and sentencing 2727-- had provided closure. Samaniego said the resolution brought a measure of relief: "It was a relief. She felt a relief, that moment, because she didn't know if, he's gonna be, he's going to be pretty guilty or not or sentence for what he done." She added that, while the plea eased some uncertainty, it did not erase the loss the family feels.
Throughout the program, Samaniego thanked members of the East Hampton community for calls, messages and support over the year. Berger said she would include photographs the family provided in the segment and closed by thanking viewers for tuning in.
The program did not present additional legal details about the charge, the sentence length or any civil proceedings; those specifics were not specified on air. The interview focused on personal memories, Scarlett27s community contributions and the family27s ongoing grief.
