Nikki Phillip struck death by a truck in Antigua

Nikki Phillip of Yonkers is shown celebrating Carnival last week in Antigua in a photo taken by her cousin, Tashia Phillip. She was later killed when struck by a truck at the festival.
"There's no active investigation. Anybody could've gotten run over by that truck," she said. "That's negligence and recklessness. It's not right because it could happen to anybody."
Browne also said "the backlash has been horrible" from some Antigua residents who blame Phillip.
"Honestly it's been hell since she died," she said. "They're trying to put the blame on her."
Responding to reports that Phillip was intoxicated, Browne said she didn't see Phillip drinking.
"I don't think she was drunk," she said. "We had a regular conversation [before the accident]."
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Even if that was the case, Browne said, her death wasn't her fault.
"If it wasn't my cousin, it would've been someone else," she said.
Browne said the family heard that the truck driver had been drinking, but they can't get any answers.
Iwuagwu said Nikki Phillip's mother, Novella Phillip, is still in Antigua, where she is trying to get help from the authorities, who had not yet released her daughter's body.
Browne and Iwuagwu said Philip was devoted to her son.
"She was an amazing mother," Browne said. "Very caring and loving toward him [Eden]. She loved him. I really do miss her."
"Whenever we did anything together, we did it with Eden," Iwuagwu said. "She did everything with Eden. She really cared."
Jessica Reider, another friend of Phillip's,