Jean Jensen has never imagined a situation like Friday when her granddaughter, 20-year-old Kayla Johnson was arrested and charged with multiple counts after a July 20 hit-and-run crash that left a local man seriously injured.
"It shocked me, I've been in a state of shock," Jensen said.
Jensen said Johnson told her she was not driving her 2006 PT Cruiser that morning.
"She came home and said I ****ed up," Jensen said. "I let somebody drive my car and got in an accident. I really ***ed up."
According to police, a car struck 18-year-old Tevin George shortly before 4 a.m. July 20 while George and his friend, 17-year-old Allen Cragle, crossed Huffman Road. George and Cragle were heading to a gas station to get a soda.
On Thursday, police found Johnson's Black 2006 PT Cruiser parked at a home along Goose Berry Place with front end damage and the pieces of the car found at the scene were the same as the pieces missing from it after receiving an anonymous tip.
The owner of the residence told police Johnson owned the car and she had struck a stop sign, according to court papers.
Court papers also show that Johnson contacted a male right after the collision, and she told him she hit a mail box. The male tried to give Johnson a ride home and she tried to take an open bottle of alcohol in his truck with her, but he took the bottle and walked away.
"Somebody snitched on her, but I will not tell you who because my family could be in danger," Jensen said.
Charging documents say a second witness also had text messages from Johnson stating she had been in a crash, but she didn't know what happened as she was so drunk and Johnson had also sent pictures of the car to the witness.
Meanwhile, George has remained at a local hospital and his family members say George is slowly improving and is recalling pieces of what happened.
"I didn't understand what he was talking about, but he said I need to help the cops find her," George's aunt Geraldine Shangin said.
Family members on both sides say it's a no-win situation and in a way they are both experiencing a big loss.
"Her bedroom is waiting for her," Jensen said. "I want her back home."
"We want our son to come home, we want our son to be with us, but he's laying down and can't do nothing about it," George's mother Charlene George said. "It hurts cause we can't do nothing."
For two families, the only thing they can do now is wait for the healing process to begin.
"Both of our kids need help," George's stepfather Michael Oustigoff said. "One's in jail and one's in a hospital bed and from where I stand, they need our assistance, they need our guidance."