5-year-old Ezariuh Scott's aunts, Taylor Carr and Courtney Edwards, say he had a big heart and an even bigger personality.

“He was smart, very smart,” Carr said. “He could read from the age of two. He was silly, playful, loved to dance and loved going to school. He was just wise beyond his years.”

Edwards said she misses his hugs most of all.

“His niceness. His smartness,” she said. “I’m going to miss his hugs the most.”

A Bond That Can’t Be Replaced

Ezariuh had just graduated kindergarten and was getting ready to start first grade. His aunts say he was riding with his mother on their way to buy a game when the crash happened.

Carr said Ezariuh was deeply affectionate and especially close to his mom.

“He was a big cuddle buddy,” Carr said. “His favorite thing was, ‘I want to go home

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