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MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - A Valley family is pleading for answers after a deadly hit-and-run crash last month in the Tonto National Forest .

Myssa Leyvas, 31, was a beloved daughter, sister and mother to a 9-year-old girl. Her family is determined to find the person responsible for her death.

What we know:

According to her sister-in-law, Vanessa Leyvas, some of the last known footage of Myssa was taken near the Lower Sycamore Creek Recreational Area in the early morning hours of Aug. 24. Hours later, the family received a call with news about Myssa.

"Said that she was initially in a motor vehicle accident and that she had a broken femur," Vanessa said.

The family rushed to the hospital, where they were given the devastating news that Myssa's heart had stopped, and

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