With candles and balloons, a 10-year-old girl’s grieving family and friends met on Monday night at the Gwen Cherry Park in Miami-Dade County’s Gladeview neighborhood.

Peyton Williams and her 15-year-old brother were riding an e-bike together when a driver struck them on Sep. 9 at Northwest Seventh Avenue and 177 Street, according to deputies.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies searched for the driver on Monday night. Peyton’s brother Willbrent survived and was at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where Peyton died.

Mourners remembered Peyton as a member of the Gwen Cherry Park Bulls cheer team, a youth sports program with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade.

On Sunday, deputies reported finding the Nissan Versa that they suspect struck and killed Peyton.

“Our hearts are broken ... 10 years was not long enough. Her life mattered. Her story matters. Her family needs our support,” Destiny Reeves wrote in a Support Now fundraising page.

Trent Kelly

Trent Kelly is an award-winning multimedia journalist who joined the Local 10 News team in June 2018. Trent is no stranger to Florida. Born in Tampa, he attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he graduated with honors from the UF College of Journalism and Communications.

Mourners honor 10-year-old hit-and-run crash victim at Miami-Dade park where she was cheerleader

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