Family remembers Umatilla mother killed in crash less than a mile from home

Crystal Daniels had already decorated her home for Christmas, a holiday her family says she loved.Now, her husband and children are mourning her after a crash that happened so close to their home that the intersection is visible from their front porch.Daniels was heading to work Monday morning when she was killed at State Road 19 and Guerrant Street, her family told Channel 9.READ: Channel 9’s initial coverage of the deadly Umatilla crashHer husband, Kelly, and 19-year-old daughter, Rylynn, spoke with Channel 9 at their home Tuesday but declined an on-camera interview. Daniels also leaves behind her son, Hunter.Rylynn described her mother as a careful driver who always wore her seat belt. The family said they are struggling to understand how this happened.Remembering CrystalThe family’s home is roughly a tenth of a mile from the crash site.Her husband and daughter recalled her enthusiasm for Christmas and the decorations she had recently put up.They also shared a photograph of Crystal