FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. A Fresno County family is grieving the sudden loss of Juliana Ramos. The 26-year-old nurse and mother of three stopped her car and ran out to help a car crash victim, when another tragedy struck.
California Highway Patrol investigators said initially, the call was for a car and big rig that crashed along Highway 99 near Manning Avenue.
Moments later, another car pulled up near the crash, and that s when Ramos ran out to help. Investigators say that s when she was hit.
Ramos s sisters say she was a nurse and was going to school to further her career and be a hero to her community.
She didn t deserve this : Fresno County family grieves mother of 3 killed while trying to save crash victim
Juliana Ramos, a 26-year-old healthcare worker, stopped her car and ran out to help at the scene of a crash. Then another tragedy struck.
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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) An act of kindness turned to tragedy.
A Fresno County family is grieving the sudden loss of Juliana Ramos, the 26-year-old good Samaritan hit by a car and killed while trying to help a crash victim Wednesday morning.
The driver who killed her took off and remains on the run.
California Highway Patrol investigators say initially, the call was for a car and big rig that crashed along Highway 99 near Manning Avenue.
Suspected DUI driver arrested after rollover crash in central Fresno
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It happened on southbound Highway 41, north of McKinley Avenue, just before 11:30 pm.
California Highway Patrol officers say the driver of Honda Civic hit a Nissan Pathfinder, causing the SUV to lose a rear tire.
The Honda overturned, and the Nissan crashed on the right shoulder of the highway.
The driver inside the Pathfinder was taken to the hospital.
The CHP said the driver of the Honda was not hurt. Officers arrested her after she refused to take a field sobriety test.