A woman has shared a photo capturing the final moments of her three-year-old granddaughter’s life, taken shortly before the child’s tragic death.
Scarlett Jensen was killed in a hit-and-run on October 7, 2022, while walking with her grandmother and 2-year-old brother, Henry, on their family’s private driveway in Oldtown, Idaho. A speeding Chevy Tahoe struck all three. Scarlett died instantly, while Henry and their grandmother were critically injured. The driver fled on foot but was arrested miles away and is now serving a 10-year sentence.
Henry was airlifted to a children’s hospital with multiple severe injuries, including a fractured spine and broken ribs. He spent a week in the PICU and wore a full body brace for 10 weeks. His grandmother also suffered several broken bones.
Weeks later, Scarlett’s mother, Samantha, found a photo on her mom’s recovered phone—taken just minutes before Scarlett’s recorded time of death. Scarlett had asked to get out of her stroller to pick flowers after returning from an ice-cream outing, and her grandmother captured the moment.
Samantha says grief still comes in waves, but her family is working through it with therapy and faith. Two years on, she now sees the photo as a gift.
“I’m so thankful to have that picture,” she said. “It shows the peaceful beauty of her last moments. I’ll forever remember her happy and carefree, picking flowers with her Meemaw.”
