The Canal Winchester group is mourning the lack of 29-year-old Alexa Stakely, a single mom who died Thursday from accidents sustained whereas attempting to avoid wasting her 6-year-old son from a carjacking.
She labored as a speech-language therapist within the pre-school program at Winchester Path Elementary and had been with the district for 5 years. She additionally labored a second job as a waitress.
Columbus Police say Stakely had completed her shift within the early hours of Thursday, July 11 and drove her 2022 silver Honda SUV to choose up her son from a babysitter on the White Oak Park Condominiums within the 6300 block of Blue Knoll Drive.
Stakely put her sleeping son within the backseat of the automobile with the engine operating, whereas she returned to seize a forgotten merchandise from the babysitter simply contained in the door. As Stakely returned to the automobile, she seen the car backing into the roadway. Stakely ran out towards the Honda and was heard screaming for her youngster.
Stakely was struck by the Honda and hit her head on the pavement, in keeping with police. She was taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital in essential situation, the place she was pronounced lifeless at 8:43 a.m.
Officers discovered the Honda, which had been deserted, a brief distance away. Stakely’s youngster was sleeping contained in the car and was not damage. Witnesses say they noticed two males run north, bounce over a fence and escape right into a neighboring condo advanced.
Stakely obtained her Grasp’s in Speech-Language Pathology from The Ohio State College, in keeping with her LinkedIn web page.
“Alexa was enthusiastic about youngsters and speech-language remedy. She was sensible and compassionate, and he or she cared a lot about serving to youngsters develop their potential to speak,” the Canal Winchester College District mentioned in a information launch.
“She was an ideal mother who was extremely devoted to her son. Ms. Stakely made a distinction within the lives of the scholars and households she labored with and will likely be missed by so many in our group and past,” the district additionally mentioned.
Her son is with household, in keeping with the varsity district.
Authorities are asking anybody with details about the case, together with safety or doorbell digital camera footage from the world, to name the Columbus Police Murder Unit at 614-645-2558 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614- 461-TIPS (8477).
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