He does not see my daughter, who is behind the vehicle and to the left.

The rear wheels contact her left lower leg.

The truck’s event data recorder puts the reverse event at 4:34:11 and the stop at 4:34:19.

Eight seconds.

I want to say this plainly and only once and then never soften it again: that part was an accident.

Cade Gaddis did not mean to hit her.

He had a blood alcohol level that was later estimated at roughly twice the limit, which means he should not have been behind the wheel of anything, and that is a serious matter and it was charged.

But he did not hurt my child on purpose, and no amount of what came afterward changes that, and I have never once said otherwise, including in a victim statement.