'HE LIVED BIG' - It has been exactly one year since a 13-year-old West Jordan boy was hit and killed by a drunk driver and family, friends, law enforcement officials and others gathered to commemorate his life. ChrisArnoldTV
Even a year later, Lisa Mitchell can't help but smile when talking about her son, Eli.
"Me, Emma and Jeremy had no idea what was going on while this was all happening, we just kept getting texts to stay off 90th," said Mitchell. "It's difficult, he was young, he had a lot of her energy, his whole life was before him and to have that cut short, there is nothing we can do now, we can do things to help prevent that from happening to others," said Dirk Burton, Mayor of West Jordan.Utah State Representative Ken Ivory, who represents District 39, has worked with the Mitchell family in getting HB 247 passed during the most recent legislative session.
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