Kelly Kennedy, 25, died after she was hit by drivers Liam Price and Cory Kedward, both 23, when they were racing in Swansea.
Her heartbroken mum Tracey, 51, has now told how she "screamed and screamed" when she was broken the devastating news that Kelly was killed.
Tracey, of Swansea, South Wales, said: "Kelly was rarely late home from work but my husband Paul said she'd probably popped to the shops on the way home.
"I tried to call her but it just rang and rang and she didn't answer Paul's text either. I closed my eyes I had this graphic vision of a car crash.
"I just sprang out of bed and told Paul I was going to look for Kelly."
The horrific head-on crash happened near Pontardawe, Swansea, at 10pm as Kelly drove home in July 2016.
Kelly's parents Tracey and Paul, also 51, feared the worst when they found her route home was closed due to an accident.
Police then went to the family home to tell them the heartbreaking news that Kelly – a carer to autistic children – had died.
Tracey said: "I knew it was the police and I knew what they had come to tell me. I just screamed and screamed. Paul was crying. We couldn't take it in."
Kelly was set to go on a round-the-world trip – working two jobs to save money.
Tracey said: "Kelly was going to visit Asia, Japan, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia.
“She was so excited and had planned to go and work in an elephant sanctuary as she adored animals."
Honda Civic sport driver Liam Price, of Pontardawe, was sentenced to six years and four months at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Vauxhall Astra SRI driver Kedward, of Penycae, Swansea Valley, was sentenced to seven years after a trial on the same charge.
Judge Paul Thomas told the pair: "Winning the contest was all you cared about."
Speaking to Kedward, the judge said that in 30 years he had never seen such “whining self-pity in the witness box”.
One of the passengers estimated the two cars were travelling between 70mph and 90mph, with the speed limit on the road 60mph.
Kelly had desperately tried to avoid the crash but was the victim of a head-on collision.
Tracey has raised £4,000 for Cruse Bereavement after her ordeal – and is campaigning against speeding drivers.
She added: "I will never see my daughter's wedding day or hold my first grandchild. Kelly never got to go on her dream world trip she'd worked so hard for.
"I want to visit schools now and talk to children before they learn to drive. I will tell them how reckless, selfish driving can destroy lives and whole families."
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