Family, friends celebrate life of KCK teen killed in crash

Family and friends are coming together to celebrate the life of 16-year-old Chelsey Updike.

TO JOIN IN THEIR EFFORTS.TONIGHT - FRIENDS ANDFAMILY MEMBERS ARECELEBRATING THE LIFE OFA 16-YEAR OLD GIRL KILLEDIN A CAR CRASH IN KANSASCITY, KANSAS.THE CRASH HAPPENED ONMEMORIAL DAY NEARSTATE AVENUE AND 75THPLACCHELSEY UPDIKE WASTAKEN TO THE HOSPITALAND LATER DIED FROMHER INJURIES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESTALKED WITH FAMILYMEMBERS WHO SAYCHELSEY LEFT A HUGEIMPACT ON THE WORLD.12:33:55 SARAH UPDIKE,CHELSEY'S MOM "Shefought for the underdog,always, she fought forequality, she fought for hfriends, she was loyal,always."IT'S HOW SARAH UPDIKEDESCRIBES HER 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER CHELSEY.ON MEMORIAL DAY - SARAHGOT THE PHONE CALLEVERY MOTHER DREADS -CHELSEY HAD BEEN IN AHORRIBLE CAR ACCIDEN12:28:25 SARAH UPDIKE,CHELSEY'S MOM "When Iasked how she was theywouldn't tell me so I knew, Iknew it was bad."WHEN SARAH REALIZEDSHE WOULD LOSE HERDAUGHTER - SHEIMMEDATIELY ASKEDABOUT ORGAN DONATION -KNOWING IT'S WHATCHELSEY WANTED.CHELSEY'S HEART ANLIVER WERE DONATED TOTWO MEN WHO SARAHHOPES TO MEET SOONEMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Sarah says Chelsey waalways adamant - she didn'twant her family and friends tobe sad if she died so tocelebrate her life - Sarahthrew a party in her honorFriday evening, bouncyhouses and all12:36:45 ETHAN MAXEY,CHELSEY'S BROTHER"She'd want a celebration,something to get everyonetogether, something to makepeople feel a little betteraboutthe situation somehowbecause that's just the wayshe was.FOR CHELSEY'S MOM - ITISN'T THE FIRST TIME SHE'SSUFFERED LOSS.HER FIRST DAUGHTERMCKENZIE DIED AT JUST 3MONTHS OLD WITH ACONGENITAL HEARTDEFECT.THE TWO ORGANSMCKENZIE NEEDED - AHEART AND A LIVER.THE EXACT TWO CHELSEYDONATED.SARAH KNOWS HERDAUGHTER'S DONATIONWILL HAVE A LASTINGIMPACT ON FAMILIESWAITING FOR THE CASHE NEVER GOT.12:32:28 SARAH UPDIKE,CHELSEY'S MOM "It's theonly thing that makes us okay,I can just say that, it's theonlything that's made this okay."IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS,EMMA JAMES, 41 ACTIONNE