Victims in Eagle Mountain crash improving

EAGLE MOUNTAIN — The mother and brother of a young girl killed in a traffic accident last week are "making good progress" in their recoveries, a family spokesperson says.

Elizabeth Parker, 29, and Braylon Parker, 4, are both "expected to make a full recovery after an extended period of time," their family wrote in an e-mail to the media Monday.

The Parkers were seriously injured in a crash during a rainstorm Aug. 19. A pickup truck pulling a flatbed trailer crossed into oncoming traffic on eastbound state Route 73 near Eagle Mountain and hit the Parkers' vehicle, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

Kya Parker, 6, was strapped into her seat but was killed in the crash.

"Our hearts are heavy with the realization that Kya will no longer be in our presence," the girl's family wrote, "but we are comforted in the knowledge that she is in the loving arms of our Father in Heaven and our Savior, Jesus Christ."

The family also offered their concern for the driver of the truck, who was unharmed in the crash, and his family. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, trooper Todd Johnson said Monday.

— Aaron Falk