On May 17th, Amber and Amanda Gross lost the woman they say tied their family together. They told only Action News Jax that they took Tara Shaw in during the second half of her 22-year-long life, which was cut short by a motorcycle crash.
“It’s been unreal. There’s just no words. I’m losing my breath, just talking about it,” said Amber Gross.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Shaw was riding on Robin McAlarney’s motorcycle when it crashed at the intersection of 3rd Street and St. Augustine Boulevard, right next to the Gate gas station.
Police believe McAlarney was riding 90 miles per hour at the time of the crash. The incident report from the crash said he was going south on 3rd Street, split the lane between two cars, swerved to dodge a car making a left turn and then ran into the back of a black Camaro. None of the people inside were hurt, but Shaw, riding on the back of the motorcycle, was killed in the crash.
McAlarney was charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide earlier this month, almost six months after the crash happened. Jax Beach police are now looking for him after issuing an arrest report at the end of October…