Savannah Nash, 16, died texting while driving last week. The teenager was on her first solo drive and died driving while sending a text message. Her car slammed into a semi tractor-trailer and Nash died at the scene.

Savannah Nash's parents gave their teenage daughter the OK to go get some ingredients for their dinner. Nash was on her way to a grocery store in Harrisonville, MO when she died. It was her first time driving alone.

Nash turned left onto the path of the tractor-trailer. The driver of the truck couldn't brake fast enough. Officers found an unsent text message in Nash's phone. The cell phone was recovered at the scene of the crash. It had been written but not sent.

"There was a text message that was on her phone, however it was not sent yet," Sgt. Bill Lowe, an officer from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, told reporters. "That is a probable contributing circumstance to the crash. That's all part of the investigation," Lowe said in a statement.

Nash's uncle told a local Missouri news station that years ago, a family member of Savannah died at the same location.

A vigil was held in Nash's honor. Savannah Nash was an honor roll student, Future Farmers of America competitor, and freshman at Harrisonville High School.  Mourning friends and family members vowed to warn others about the danger of driving while texting, particularly for teenagers and new drivers.