Family mourns young pregnant mother killed in car crash
On Jan 7, Esmeralda Reyes, 24, killed in a car crash last week along N. Gene Autry Drive in Palm Springs. Reyes had two young children and was 9-months pregnant with her third.
Reyes grandmother, Emma Maldonado, is still in shock at the sudden and tragic loss. We know that she s in the sky. Even though we know that, it still hurts us a lot, Maldonado told Telemundo 15 s Marco Revuelta.
Family said Reyes was heading home on the evening of the crash with her two children, ages 2 & 3. Details on the crash remain limited, but police said Reyes died at the scene. Her two children suffered minor injuries and were hospitalized. Both have since been released.