LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville woman reported missing last week has been found dead.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office confirms that she was apparently killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 265.
Taylor Fegett was reported missing last Friday. Her body and the car were discovered Monday night, according to Louisville Metro Police.
"I want them to remember that she's a mother, that she's somebody's daughter, she's my cousin and she's my best friend," said Cheyanne Thompson, Fegett's cousin.
Loved ones create memorial for Taylor FegettÂ
No one had seen Fegett since she left a Dixie Highway Walmart on Thursday in her recently purchased 2010 Dodge Charger.
Days later, LMPD said officers were called to a report of a car accident off the northbound Gene Snyder Freeway at the 7-mile marker at about 8:30 p.m. Monday., When they arrived, the family said police found the body of 28-year-old Fegett. Thompson said she believes Fegett had been there for days.
"Knowing that, she was out there and we looked. We looked so hard," said Thompson. "When I tell you this amazing group of people came together and helped, our community really stood up for us and they helped us during this."Â
Fegett's vehicle rolled into a wooded area in the crash. She was the only person in the vehicle. The coroner's office lists her cause of death as blunt force injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.Â
Thompson said she and Fegett are only a few months apart in age and grew up doing all their "firsts" in life together. Thompson said they had plans to move in together next week.
"She's one of those people that, no matter who you are, she's still going to give you a chance," she said. "If we hadn't found her yesterday, I would've never stopped looking for her. Never."
A GoFundMe page has been posted for Fegett to help cover funeral expenses and to help her 9-year-old son.
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