Mother dies because she tries to prevent someone from damaging her car and her son inside after after. A thief who stole her car with her young son still inside after Stakely climbed on the hood of the car and tried to stop it, and was thrown off the suspect who was driving erratically, the police said. She suffered a series of head injuries after falling from the car and was rushed to in a critical condition, where she died. When the police came to the scene, stopped the car in the parking lot, who was still sleeping inside. The media learned she loved her son so much she was willing to die for him.