Taylor Skendziel died from her injuries after a crash in Racine County Wednesday evening. She was driving herself and her two friends to their end-of-year softball banquet when an SUV blew a stop sign. The driver's side door took the brunt of the crash at Highway U and Two Mile Road.
“It’s just a devastating loss," said family friend Deb Redell. "Everyone had the hopes that she would come out of this."
Skendziel was about to start her junior year at Union Grove High School.
“You’re not supposed to bury your children," Pete Skendziel said.
Taylor's Union Grove High School softball teammates said they are trying to be strong for each other but said it's hard.
“I just want to say that I’m honored that I got to play with and against her and that we all miss her very much (sobs)” said teammate Jordan Kodaski.
Red balloons and green ribbons decorated the vigil. Green for organ donation. Skendziel's family is donating her's. They said she wanted to be a neonatal nurse and was always eager to help others.
Union Grove High School will be opening their doors for both the visitation and funeral. Those will be this coming Friday and Saturday.