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Family mourns Amanda Hendricksen after fatal Daytona Beach hit-and-run

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM · 1 min read
Family mourns Amanda Hendricksen after fatal Daytona Beach hit-and-run — Winter Garden Community news

To her cousin, Amanda Hendricksen was Mandy: creative, funny and someone whose nacho recipe remains part of family life decades later.Now, Samantha Kenyon is holding onto those memories while asking for help finding the driver who struck and killed her cousin Saturday near LPGA Boulevard and Jimmy Ann Drive.Speaking exclusively with Channel 9’s Demie Johnson, Kenyon remembered someone who always knew how to make people laugh.“Never a dull moment. She was always creative and fun, and to this day, her recipe for nachos is something that I do,” Kenyon said.Police are still searching for the driver. As Channel 9 previously reported, investigators released video showing the suspected vehicle’s last known location just after the crash.Remembering MandyKenyon said she and Mandy were close and lived together as roommates in 2000.More recently, Mandy had fallen on hard times and was staying in different places while trying to get back on her feet, Kenyon said.Her cousin wants people to remember

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