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Kayla Nicole, 60468 7th Avenue York, NY, United States, New York, NY (2025)

03/24/2025

"My mom took this picture at 4:47 pm and my daughter's time of death was 4:52."

03/24/2025

OFFICERS PULLED ME OVER—BUT INSTEAD OF A TICKET, THEY DID SOMETHING I NEVER EXPECTED
I was driving back from my third job, exhausted, with my three girls squished in the backseat. It wasn’t ideal—no proper car seats, just old booster cushions I found at a thrift store. But between rent, groceries, and keeping the lights on, new car seats felt like some luxury I couldn’t afford right now.
I figured if I just kept my head down and drove safe, maybe no one would notice.
But sure enough, those flashing lights showed up in my rearview mirror right after the intersection. I pulled over, already mentally bracing myself. A ticket would set me back more than I could handle this month.
Two officers came up to the window, polite but serious. They immediately spotted the girls in the back, their little legs dangling, not properly secured. I could feel my stomach drop.
One officer, a tall woman with kind eyes, asked if I knew the car seats weren’t up to regulation. I nodded, kept my voice calm, explained my situation without trying to sound like I was making excuses. I even joked weakly, “Guess I’ve been stretching things thin.”
They stepped back to talk privately for a minute, and I thought—this is it, here comes the citation.
But when they came back, instead of writing me up, the other officer leaned down and said, “Hey, don’t go anywhere for a few minutes.”
They disappeared again, and honestly, I sat there completely confused. The girls kept asking if Daddy was in trouble.
Fifteen minutes later, a squad SUV pulled up behind us. They popped the trunk… and I couldn’t believe what they pulled out.
Three brand new car seats, still in the packaging.
Before I could even process what was happening, the female officer smiled and said, “We figured these might help more than a ticket.” But then she added something that stopped me cold. ⬇️⬇️😳 (story continues in comment)