Ryan Franklin

Hollie Winnett is the woman charged with hitting and killing firefighter Ryan Franklin, she admitted to doing meth within the last 2 days and that she is currently 26 weeks pregnant.

It is a tragedy to lose a family member for any reason. But, what about the driver who is responsible for taking a life in a distracted driving tragedy? This is the story of one Magic Valley woman who knows all too well the pain of being that person.

You have a family. You make plans. You are happy. For some, tragedy then strikes and wipes it all away. This is the courageous story of Ryan Franklin's family. Ryan was the Twin Falls firefighter who was struck and killed by a distracted driver while riding his bike last May. His wife Amie told us about their life before that day, the day Ryan died and their life now.

Since we are relatively new in this area, there's a very good chance that my family has not lived in Twin as long as yours has. So, feel free to dismiss this as a naive opinion of someone who just doesn't understand. In most cases, I would agree with you. But, I believe that many people in Twin Falls don't really know how good they've got it.

Twin Falls is still recovering from the loss of firefighter, Ryan Franklin, who died in the tragic bike accident on May 18. Friends of Ryan are getting together on Sunday, June 12 to raise funds to help his family.