HONOLULU (KHON2) — After a sudden loss, a family’s struggle through heartache continues to fuel their fight to protect others in the community. Drivers on Kapiolani Boulevard have seen the signs remembering Sara Yara. Today, her family dedicated a special gift in her honor.
The mother of McKinley High School student killed by a speeding driver said not a day goes by without thinking about her daughter.
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“We talk about Sara every day. We grieve or cry. As a mother, you don’t plan to bury your child before yourself. But, now it helped me to look forward to what I can do for the community,” stated Sara’s mother Chevylyn Borce.
Two years later, Yara’s family and friends dedicated a mural in her honor. She was hit while walking across a marked crosswalk by an unlicensed driver on her way to school on Feb. 15, 2023.
46-year-old Mitchel Miyashiro was charged with Negligent Homicide in the First Degree, Collisions Involving Death or Serious Bodily Injury, Collisions Involving Bodily Injury and Driving Without a License.
“We’re doing a tribute to her favorite flower, which is a cherry blossom, and her dragonfly that she designed in high school before she passed,” Borce said…