Tragedy in an Uber: Three young Latinas die in a terrible accident

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They took all possible precautions. Last Saturday, three young people went out to have fun and took an Uber back to avoid driving, but a terrible crash deprived them of their lives.Three women from Orange County who were rideshare passengers, including two sisters, were killed early Saturday, Aug. 26, when the car was hit broadside by another vehicle at a south Los Angeles intersection, authorities said.

Three other people were critically injured, the California Highway Patrol said. Kimberly Izquierdo, 27, of Santa Ana; Juvelyn Arroyo, 23, of San Juan Capistrano; and Veronica Amezola, 23, of Santa Ana, died in the collision, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Izquierdo and Amezola were sisters, according to a GoFundMe page established to assist the family with expenses.
Kimberly Izquierdo and Veronica Tatiana Amezola are two kind, beautiful souls. On August 26th, they were taken from us much too soon when they were on their way back home, along with their dear childhood friend, Juvelyn Arroyo (link below).

Kimberly and Vero were both bright and full of life, with so much more life to live and gave so much love through their kindness, intelligence, compassion, and joy. Kimberly had just graduated from nursing school and was achieving her goals of moving up in the medical field. She is an intelligent and dedicated student and was also involved in her dance team during her time at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Veronica was a bright student who graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt. She spent her time doing field research among the Redwoods and was interested in environmental science. She recently got a job with the County of Orange working with animals and was looking forward to the start of a bright future.

Kimberly and Veronica are both loving sisters who did everything together. They were always there for their younger siblings to lend an ear, watch a movie, sit with them while they did homework, took them out for Starbucks and Chick-Fil-A, and would enthusiastically participate in family outings, whether it was going to see a movie at Main Place or go to concerts together.

GoFundMe:
Kimberly Izquierdo and Veronica Amezola.

Juvelyn Arroyo