Road sign honors seven year old hit by car while getting off school bus

The family of Amiya Braxton, the seven year old who died after being hit by a car while getting off the school bus in 2016, unveiled a sign to to honor her memory.

Drivers to be cautious on a dangerous highway.

Amiya braxton was only 7 years old when a hit car her while getting off the school bus in 20- 16.

Her family unveiled a sign to honor her memory today.

Wtva's sydney darden is live with how the family hopes the sign will slow drivers down.

This sign here on highway nine names this portion of the highway amiya braxton memorial highway.

I spoke with the parents earlier and they say they know this won't stop the pain but they do hope save this could save another little girl or boy from having the same fate as their superstar amiya braxton.

Clapping a sign unveiled to honor beloved amiya braxton who her parents say was created smiles without even trying and still touches their lives fours years after her death sot andrea braxton, amiya's mother - "even in death she is still my inspiration she inspires me to get out of bed in the morning."

And now she's inspiring people to stay safe on the road.

Nats clapping sign unveiling four years after amiya died from being hit by a car while getting off the school bus, the south pontotoc school district unveiled a sign near the sight of the incident on highway nine to honor her memory two signs, one northbound, one southbound, with the same message sot andrea braxton- "it's going to let people know to slow down.

This is a very dangerous highway of course i know this first hand."

Pontococ law enforcement says the driver kept driving despite the school bus' stop sign and was never charged or ticketed for the incident.

School administrators hope the new signs will make it so other children wont face the same fate.

Nats cars driving by sot- dr. brock puckett, pontococ schools superintendent - "whenever a bus is in the area with their lights on that they do stop for out buses because the most precious cargo we have is what's on those school buses.

As the community joins together in the fight for safety and continues the fight for justice for amiya braxton amyia's mother andrea says this does not change anything about her daughter's case and she will continue to fight for her daughter until the driver of the car that killed her is convicted.

Live in pontococ county sydney darden wtva 9 news.

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