12-year-old, Amber Mooneyham, is being called a hero today after driving her wounded mother to safety. Hester Wiggins, 30, prepared to take her daughter, Amber, and son, Dalton, to school and the babysitter early Monday morning, but were confronted by an unwanted visitor. Curtis Wiggins, 44, was waiting for his wife outside and when she appeared. He shot her and fled. as the children watched, they were unharmed. 12-year-old Amber immediately took action, pushing her dying mother aside and taking the wheel of the car. Police reported that the girl drove her brother and mother several miles to the babysitter's home where the girl crashed in the front yard. The babysitter told authorities that Amber immediately shouted for help, claiming "Curtis shot Mamma!" Despite her heroic efforts, Amber Mooneyham's mother, Hester Wiggins, didn't survive.