Made this quilt

A police officer from Oldham County Kentucky was killed after pulling over a pickup truck in Louisville and was subsequently hit by a different semi-truck by a driver allegedly under the influence while she was conducting a traffic stop on Christmas Eve.  It was tragic - the semi pushed the police car into the truck she had stopped and then her car caught fire.  The four people were in the truck but they were not injured.

Detective Deidre Mengedoht, 32, and the mother of a 9 year old boy, had been on the police force for more than seven years.

"Deidre -- DeeDee, as she was known to her friends and colleagues -- gave her life serving the community which is something she loved to do. Those who knew DeeDee would tell you that in her 32 years of life, and her seven and a half years with the police department, she always went above and beyond of what was asked of her or required of her," Conrad said on Monday.

(LMPD)  Detective Deidre Mengedoht is seen in this undated police portrait.

"This is a tragic, tragic day, for everyone: for DeeDee's family, for the men and women of the Louisville Metro police department, and quite frankly for everyone she touched in this community. I can't imagine what her family is going though today, today of all days," he added.

The man who crashed into Mengedoht's vehicle was identified as 60-year-old Roger Burdette, faces charges of murder and operating under the influence.  Burdette is an employee of the local Metropolitan Sewer Department and was driving one of their semi trucks at the time of the accident, The Courier Journal reported.

(Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)  Roger Burdette, 60, was allegedly under the influence when he crashed into the patrol car of Detective Deidre Mengedoht, killing the officer in the crash.

"My heart is breaking today as we mourn the tragic death of @LMPD Detective Deidre Mengedoht. When Deidre joined LMPD, she committed herself to service on behalf of our city, and her death is a painful reminder of the sacrifices that our public safety professionals make every day," he wrote in the tweet.

It was heartbreaking that this wonderful lady and single mother was killed.  A few days after the accident her neighbor called me asking me if I could make a t-shirt quilt for her son.  I was happy to do this for her and for the boy.  He attends Kenwood Elementary School.   She brought over the shirts.  There were not enough for the traditional 12x12 quilt so I made each (most) squares 13x14.

Here is the finished quilt for her son.  I hope he will have it forever as a reminder of her, and her love for him.