LONGVIEW, Texas — When Ayla Allen was 5 years old, her older sister, Nina, died in a car crash. Ayla's mother, Heather Allen, said it was difficult for the child to understand why Nina was gone at such a young age, and she still sometimes gets angry at her sister for leaving.
"But still, as time goes goes by — it's almost been a year — and I watch the videos (of Nina), Ayla's starting to soften up and she looks up to her so much," Heather said.
This past October, Nina Allen, 26, was killed in a wreck on Interstate 20 in Harrison County when her car struck another vehicle. Staff at the Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center, where she worked, celebrated her in a Facebook post.
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