Family remembers little girl killed in horrible crash right before Thanksgiving

FOREST HILLS, Pa. — A local family is still grieving the loss of a 7-year-old girl who was killed following a crash in Forest Hills the night before Thanksgiving.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Melanie Moran.

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The family was coming down Ardmore Boulevard late Wednesday night when the accident happened. Moran died the next day at the hospital.

Her mother is still trying to come to terms with her death.

"Just everyday, I would wake up and think, 'I have a baby girl. I have a baby girl, I finally have a daughter. I have a little me.' Just like that, she's gone,'" said Ericka Parker, Moran's mother.

Parker was also in the car along with Melanie's two brothers and her grandmother.

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Bystanders rushed to their aide and helped pull them from the vehicle after it struck a utility pole.

"No more walking my baby to the bus stop and kissing her and telling her I love her and she loves me and have a great day at school," said Parker.

A make-shift memorial for the girl at the crash site continues to grow.

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Allegheny County police took over the investigation into the crash on Monday.

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