I am the mother of Diana Lee Hegler, who was driving the other truck and who died with Sue Elin Ward on November 1st. I have read all the posts about this lady, and she sounds almost EXACTLY like my Anna in personality and in being loved. I am so sorry for her family and that I didn't know Sue, she sounds like she was a super wonderful lady.
My Anna was a Nurse Tech at Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC and she saved four people last year alone. They were going to pay for her to get her RN degree because she was wonderful in caring for her patients, never being selfish. I had her for 28 & 3/4 years and I never had any problems, she was the sweetest kindest person I ever knew. She would have taken her truck to the field if she had seen anything coming. I know this because she did it one day when somebody passed in her lane. She never hesitated and wasn't afraid of death, she loved God and she loved animals and people. She would be married by now, and her wedding dress is in her closet, so beautiful and so empty. She would have been a friend of Sue had they met. I KNOW that someone was following Anna that day, she had been harrassed in Lexington and after the wreck, her bag with her best clothes, her makeup, her hairstuff, her wallet, PJ's, shoes....was stolen.
It is complicated but I have spent the past seven months searching because I KNOW who did this and caused these two beautiful women to be killed.
My life as I knew it ended November 1st, just as I'm sure Sue's family feels. My heart goes out to them every day and I pray for their comfort. I would love to see a picture of Sue if anyone has one. I will gladly share pictures of my Anna with anyone who would like to see her. She WAS an earth angel, now she has her wings....and I hope she has met Sue in the Great Beyond and that they are friends.
Anna's life was one of giving and loving, she would never hurt a soul nor an animal, she was the most special person in the world to me. But now I know that she is with the Lord and working hard for Him.
There is no getting over something like this, but if it takes the rest of my life, I am going to make sure that the person(s) responsible for this accident are punished legally for what they did. They called me from the scene and told me to go to Richland Memorial, and we took the short cut and ran right into the accident. Anna was maybe 14 miles from home.....how sad and tragic for two wonderful people and caused because of spite and envy. God will take care of who caused this, I'm sure of it, but I AM going to help him! I wish I had known Sue and not this way. My Anna was a Lady, and so was Sue, and "a lady always knows when it's time to leave"....I think God had bigger things in store for both of them.
My deepest condolences to all,
Diana S. Hegler