Two families seek justice after failure to charge woman who caused fatal crash in Oro Valley

Caitlin Festerling, 21, and Paul Garcia, 22, died in the November 2019 investigators say happened while another driver involved was texting and driving

WHO ARE TURNING THEIR GRIEFINTO PURPOSE FOR THE CHILDRENTHEY LOST.CAITLIN FESTERLING AND PAULGARCIA HAD BEEN TOGETHER OVERA YEAR.

THEIR FAMILIESDESCRIBE TWO PEOPLE WHO WEREADORED EACH OTHER AND WEREADORED BY LOVED ONES.

SOT WELOVED HER VERY MUCH.

01SEC SOTCAITLIN WAS A GREAT DAUGHTER.03SEC SOT AMAZING DAUGHTER.01SEC CAITLIN WAS A BIGSISTER.

SOT SHE WAS JUST VERYTHOUGHTFUL AND THE BEST BIGSISTER THAT OUR KIDS COULDEVER HAVE.

06SEC PAUL WAS HISFATHER'S PRIDE -- HE PROVIDEDA STATEMENT FOR THIS STORYSAYING: "PAUL WAS PERFECT, HEWAS THE GREATEST CHILD.

ALWAYSTRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPYTHROUGHOUT HIS LIFETIME,ALWAYS.

THERE IS NOT A DAYTHAT GOES BY, A MINUTE, ASECOND, THAT I DON'T THINK ANDDREAM OF MY CHILD.

HE WILL BEMISSED FOR A LIFETIME." SOT MYDAY STARTED WITH CAITLIN IN MYLIFE AND MY DAY ENDED EVERYDAYWITH CAITLIN IN MY LIFE.

05SECON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2019 --CAITLIN AND PAUL'S FAMILYWOULD BE BONDED BY THEIR GRIEFFROM THEREON.

SOT I THINK THATTHEY JUST GOT DONE SHOPPING TOPREPARE FOR A TRIP TO LASVEGAS.

05SEC THE COUPLE WEREDRIVING TO PAUL'S HOME NEARSHANNON ROAD AND SAHUARODIVIDE IN ORO VALLEY.

CAITLINHAD TO BE AT WORK THATEVENING.

HER MOTHER -- JULIE-- GOT A CALL FROM CAITLIN'SJOB.

SOT THEY SAID: 'JULIE,CAITLIN DID NOT SHOW UP FORHER SHIFT AND SHE'S NEVER DONETHIS BEFORE.'

04SEC SHE SAYSWORD EVENTUALLY GOT AROUND --PAUL HAD BEEN IN A CRASH.

HEDIDN'T SURVIVE.

KNOWING HOWMUCH TIME THEY SPENT TOGETHER-- CAITLIN'S MOTHER SAYS SHEWENT SEARCHING FOR THE CRASH-- ARRIVING TO A SCENE WITHMULTIPLE CARS INVOLVED.

SHEFOUND AN OFFICER ANDIDENTIFIED HERSELF ASCAITLIN'S MOTHER.

SOT I SAID:'IS SHE OK?'

AND ONE OF THEMSHOOK HIS HEAD.

03SEC SOT ANDI ASKED: 'IS SHE DEAD?'

ANDTHAT'S WHEN ANOTHER OFFICESAID: 'YES MA'AM, YOURDAUGHTER DID NOT SURVIVE.'07SEC KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDEOBTAINED THE ORO VALLEY POLICEREPORTS.

IN THEM POLICECONCLUDED THE COUPLE WEREWAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURNWHEN THEY WERE STRUCK FROMBEHIND BY THIS BUICK.

THATCRASH PUSHED THEM INTO THEPATH OF THIS WORK TRUCK WHICHBROADSIDED THEIR CAR --KILLING BOTH OF THEM.

CAITLINWAS 21, PAUL, 22- YEARS-OLD.INVESTIGATORS REPORTED THEACCIDENT AT 3-41 THATAFTERNOON -- FURTHERINVESTIGATION WOULD UNCOVERTHE DRIVER OF THE BUICK SENTAND RECEIVED TEXT MESSAGES AT3-39 AND 3-40 RESPECTIVELY.SOT ORO VALLEY POLICEDEPARTMENT HAD PRESENTED SOMEEVIDENCE TO THE PIMA COUNTYATTORNEY 08SEC SOT THEN THECOUNTY ATTORNEY, THE PANEL HADMADE THE DECISION TO NOTPROCEED WITH CHARGES.

08SEC TODATE -- THE PERSON WHO STRUCKCAITLIN AND PAUL HAS NOT BEENCHARGED.

NINE ON YOUR SIDEREACHED OUT TO THE PIMA COUNTYATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

THEYPROVIDED A STATEMENT SAYING:'WE COULD NOT COMMENT BECAUSETHE CASE IS STILL UNDERINVESTIGATION." SOT WHEN WEREACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY,THEIR MESSAGE TO US WAS: 'THISIS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.'DOES THAT GIVE YOU ANY KIND OFHOPE?

IF IT TRULY IS UNDERINVESTIGATION THAT IS REALLYAMAZING, I'M SO HAPPY TO HEARTHAT.

14SEC BEFORE THIS STORY-- BOTH FAMILIES SAY THEY WEREDISTRAUGHT THAT NO CHARGES HADBEEN FILED IN THE DEADLYWRECK.

SOT PAUL'S MOTHER AND IHAVE PARTNERED UP AND WE ARESEEKING JUSTICE FOR CAITLINAND FOR PAUL.

05SEC THEFAMILIES HAVE STARTED ACHANGE- DOT-ORG PETITION TOBRING CHARGES AGAINST THEPERSON WHO STRUCK THEM.

IN ASTATEMENT, PAUL'S MOTHER SAIDSHE'S: WORKING TIRELESSLY FORTOUGHER FINES AND PENALTIESAGAINST DISTRACTED DRIVERS SOOTHER INNOCENT LIVES CAN BESAVED.

SOT I WOULD LIKE TO SEEHER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FORHER ACTIONS.

03SEC SOT HOWWOULD SHE FEEL IS SOMEBODY DIDTHIS TO HER?

03SEC ROGELIOMARES KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.LET'S GET OUR FIRST WARNIN