'She was so full of life': Family remembers mother of four killed in crash

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is examining a stretch of U.S. 169 in the Northland following a crash that killed a mother of four children.

It's horrible.

It's tragic.A MOTHER OF FOUR KILLEDAFTER HER CAR HITS AGUARDRAIL AND PLUNGES80EET.I have not been to the placewherethe accident was I can't bringmyselfto go there yet.AND WE DISCOVERED --THIS SAME STRETCH OFROAD -- THE SCENE OFDOZENS OF OTHERCRASHES.I HOPE THAT MODOT CAN TAKE ASECOND LOOK AT THIS PLACETONIGHT AT TEN --A 41 ACTION NEWSINVESTIGATION SPARKSACTION.THAT MOTHER -- KENISHATURNER -- DIED EARLIERTHIS MONTH IN ANOVERNIGHT CRASH.IT HAPPENED HERE -- ON169-HIGHWAY NEAR 9-HIGHWAY.AND AS ANDRESGUITERREZ SHOWS US --IT'S THIS AREA -- STATELEADERS ARE NOWSTUDYING.DEIDRE BELL/VICTIM'SGRANDMOTHER/"i can't even express howdevastated this is."A WEEK FROM TODAYDEIDRE BELL AND HERHUSBAND JAMES WILL SAYFINAL GOODBYES THEIRGRANDDAUGHTERKENISHA TURNER.DEIDRE BELL/VICTIM'SGRANDMOTHER/"she was so full of life.

Shewas 22 years old.

You know,she just began to really liveher life."ON A RECENT SATURDAYMORNING TURNER WASDRIVING SOUTH ON 169HIGHWAY NEAR 9HIGHWAY.POLICE SAY ANOTHERDRIVER SAW THE YOUNGWOMAN LOSE CONTROL OFHER SUV WHILE SPEEDING.TURNER'S GMC YUKONPLUNGED 80 FEET.SHE WAS THROWN FROMTHE SUV IN THE VIOLENTCRASH.DEIDRE BELL/VICTIM'SGRANDMOTHER/"i got the phone and as soonas i heard, i just began toscream cause it wasn't real.you know?

It was like a dreamyou know, but i couldn't wakeup because it was real."This is the same area amotorcyclist lost control backin October.THE CRASH REPORT 41ACTION NEWS OBTAINEDSHOWS THE MAN FELLNEARLY 50 FEET.HE SURVIVED DESPITESUFFERING TWO BROKENLEGS AND A LUNG INJURY.ACCORDING TO K-C-P-D--IN THE LAST THREE YEARSTHERE HAVE BEEN 77CRASHES HERE AT 169HIGHWAY AND 9 HIGHWAY.IN 50 OFTHOSE---SOMEONE HASBEEN HURT.THEY HAVE RECORDEDONLY A SINGLEFATALITY--THAT BEING MS.TURNER.DEIDRE BELL/VICTIM'SGRANDMOTHER/"i hope that modot can take asecond look at this placewhere it happened--ifsomething can be done toprevent another family to gothrough this tragedy."AFTER 41 ACTION NEWSSTARTED ASKINGQUESTIONS--THE MISSOURIDEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION says itwill HAVE THEIR TRAFFICDEPARTMENT INVESTIGATETHE AREA.IN A STATEMENT, ASPOKESPERSON WROTE:"MODOT TAKES EVERYINCIDENT SERIOUSLY ANDWILL REVIEW ALL DATAPROVIDED TO US."TURNER'S GRANDPARENTSARE NOW LEFT TOCOMFORT HER FOURYOUNG CHILDREN.DEIDRE BELL/VICTIM'SGRANDMOTHER/"well the six years old hemisses his mom, you know,quite naturally.

And then thetwo year old has asked her fora mom and we really can't tellher because she's two"DEIDRE BELL/VICTIM'SGRANDMOTHER/"it's just hard.

It's reallyhard."IN KANSAS CITY.

ANDRESGUTIERREZ.

41 ACTIONNEWS.KENISHA WILL BE LAID TOREST ONE WEEK FROMTODAY.