ROANOKE, Va. – A local family is speaking out after their daughter was killed in a crash over the weekend.
Roanoke police charged 21-year-old Xaviar Gaither with DUI and manslaughter for the incident.
Officers say he was speeding on Gainsboro Road on Sunday when he hit a curb and flipped the car.
One of his passengers, 22-year-old Brooklin Goff, died at the scene.
Friends and family gathered today at a small memorial dedicated to Brooklin’s memory.
“She lives with me, so I’m going to miss her being home I’m going to miss seeing her sleeping in her bed,” her mother,, Veronica Goff said. I’m just going to miss everything about her.”
She was also a loving aunt and always spent time either playing with or reading stories to her young niece Kalani.
“We always played Barbies together and toys,” Kalani said. “She fixed me cereal and stuff and she cooked me lunch.”
Others remembered for living life to the fullest, despite life sometimes being hard on her.
“She was strong,” Brooklyn Parker said. “She went through so much, she told me a lot of stuff that she went through and I don’t even think I would’ve been able to go through with that stuff and make it. She stood strong through everything.”
Loved ones are asking for prayers and sharing an important message for other drivers as they deal with this unexpected loss.
Two other passengers in the car at the time were also hurt in the crash.
