As the family of 22 year old Kaitlyn Cefalde continues to struggle with her untimely death, they took the stand in court to describe the immeasurable grief they feel on a daily basis.

"The ripple effect of this tragedy is relentless. I t's everlasting," said Kristina Henik, Cefalde's mother.

"Before I go to bed and pray at night, I hope it's a dream or a bad dream, you know a nightmare," said Michael Cefalde, Kaitlyn's father. "That we'll get up and this will all be over and unfortunately that's not the case," he said.

Jaquan Jenkins, 23, led police on a high speed chase through Youngtown last December with Cefalde in the passenger seat.

When the car crashed and split in half, Cefalde went to the hospital where she lost her life to her injuries and Jenkins went on the run for 8 months.

Jenkins was eventually found under a laundry pile in a basement in Youngstown.

"Eight long months we felt uncertain, insecure and unsafe as he evaded authorities and accountability," Henik said.

Henik went on to express her disbelief in this situation and how the tragedy still affects her.

"How did we go from spending time last year on Thanksgiving to one week later December 1st, surrounding her in the surgical intensive care unit at Saint E's," she said.

Cefalde also conveyed his frustration and pain.

"Every holiday, every Christmas, every Thanksgiving...that will start for us in a cemetery," Cefalde said.

Jenkins showed remorse and apologized to the judge and Kaitlyn's family.

"It was an act committed very regretfully and I'm sorry that things went the way they did," said Jenkins. "It was never intentional at all, Kaitlyn was my best friend, love of my life, I never would've done anything like this purposely," he said.

Jenkins was sentenced to 10 to 13 and half years in prison, with a mandatory lifetime license suspension.

Michael Cefalde says, Jenkins' sentence was not time enough because one day he will be out of prison again, but his daughter will never return. He tells 21 News he is satisfied, however, with the fact that justice was served and that the court worked with their family to achieve that.