Mother of a Yuma hit-and-run victim looking for answers during investigation

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Daniela Rubio, the mother of a local young woman killed in a fatal hit and run, is looking for answers following her daughter's death.

21-year-old Mariella Acosta was hit and killed on the morning of December 6th on South Avenue B and West County 14th Street near Somerton.

A man turned himself in and was in court, but he was released because no charges were filed.

The prosecution says it's an ongoing investigation.

Rubio is at a loss for words and says she is growing impatient.

“I believe that in this moment there is no justice, honestly, after I left the courtroom and I found out that the suspect was free, that just finished me even more,” says Rubio.

She says it’s difficult to keep going but she's trying to stay strong for her other children.

“I have my other daughters, and I have to continue being a mother, I have to get up every day, even though I don’t want to, even when I don’t have the motivation, I have to do it for them,” Rubio explains.

The grieving mother describes the kind of person her daughter was.

“She was very caring, she cared about her sisters lot, she was good with kids, she loved to do make up,” Rubio says.

The Yuma County Attorney's Office can still file charges within the next seven years.