Florida, April 24, 2010

Francesca Jeffery, 22, and Amanda Taylor, 28, were best friends who worked as radiology technicians at Florida Hospital for Children. 

These two very beautiful, young ladies chose careers so they could help others. “They loved children, loved their work, and loved to help people,” friends said.

All Innocent Bystanders: Three friends were riding together. The driver of the car, James Leconte, 32, in which the women were riding was seriously injured in the crash, police said.

The trio had been friends for four or five years since studying at Florida Hospital College in Orlando, according to mutual friend and classmate, Joseph Nguyen. All worked in the medical field, with Taylor being especially devoted to working with children as a pediatric X-ray technologist, he said.

“If you knew Amanda, I know you’d love Amanda. She was one of my best friends. She was like my sister,” said Nguyen, who shared an apartment with Taylor. “I’d always say Francesca was like our third roommate. She was always visiting the apartment.”

Kevin Jeffery, Francesca’s dad, said “There are no words to describe the Light and Spirit that was Francesca.”

… And, in an instant, it all changed.

Only a few news stories about this tragedy remain on the Internet. Here’s one on how police chase crashes leave us with heavy hearts.