Maybe now Faith Sinclair can rest in peace.
But for her family and friends, there remains a gaping hole where once there was an ebullient young girl, full of life and promise.
At least now they know the man responsible for that hole in their lives, that emptiness that once was filled by Faith, will not be able to do that to another famiy.
Lemuel Payne stood in a Delaware County courtroom yesterday and admitted what most already believed. He was behind the wheel of the car that struck and killed Faith Sinclair last summer as she tried to cross Chester Pike in Sharon Hill.
Worse, Payne did not stop. Instead, he fled the scene, leaving Faith to die in the arms of her friends.
It is ironic that the victim in this horrific case was named Faith. In a way, it's perfect.
It was Faith, both the spirit of her daughter, and a deep religious faith, that got her mother thruogh a period of grief that has yet to end. It never does for someone who loses a hcild.
In court yesterday, Kim Ferrell, uttered two simple words amid the tears as Payne admitted his guilt.
"Thank God," she said.
Her faith never wavered during this ordeal.
Her Faith never did, either.
Rest in peace, Faith.
But for her family and friends, there remains a gaping hole where once there was an ebullient young girl, full of life and promise.
At least now they know the man responsible for that hole in their lives, that emptiness that once was filled by Faith, will not be able to do that to another famiy.
Lemuel Payne stood in a Delaware County courtroom yesterday and admitted what most already believed. He was behind the wheel of the car that struck and killed Faith Sinclair last summer as she tried to cross Chester Pike in Sharon Hill.
Worse, Payne did not stop. Instead, he fled the scene, leaving Faith to die in the arms of her friends.
It is ironic that the victim in this horrific case was named Faith. In a way, it's perfect.
It was Faith, both the spirit of her daughter, and a deep religious faith, that got her mother thruogh a period of grief that has yet to end. It never does for someone who loses a hcild.
In court yesterday, Kim Ferrell, uttered two simple words amid the tears as Payne admitted his guilt.
"Thank God," she said.
Her faith never wavered during this ordeal.
Her Faith never did, either.
Rest in peace, Faith.
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