S.S.F. family seeks help after red-light runner crash kills mother, injures sons
Yina Ramos Bello, 30, of South San Francisco was killed July 31 when her Prius was broadsided by the driver of a Ford SUV who ran a red light while exiting a freeway, officials said.
Bello's family created a GoFundMe fundraiser to crowdfund financial support for a funeral, returning her remains to her homeland, medical bills for her sons, 6-year-old Mathias and 5-year-old Mateo, and living expenses for her husband, Alejandro.
As of Wednesday evening, the fundraiser had received nearly $70,000 in donations.
'In the so-called 'Land of Opportunity,' how can everything be taken from someone in an instant?,' Bello's relative, Vanesa Ramirez Bello, wrote on the fundraiser's page. 'This could be any one of us. No family should have to bear financial hardship while navigating such profound grief. Your compassion and generosity will help Alejandro and his boys focus on healing instead of survival.'
The collision occurred on Alameda de las Pulgas at a Highway 92 offramp in San Mateo, according to a previous Chronicle report. Bello died at the scene and her two boys were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and were listed in critical condition.
The driver of the Ford SUV, a man, was also transported to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Investigators said he failed to stop at a red light while exiting east Highway 92 at the Alameda de las Pulgas intersection. The Ford broadsided the Prius, which was traveling northbound through the intersection on a green light.
Police previously said they had not determined why the Ford's driver didn't stop, but said drugs and alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash.
'We have no new information at this time,' San Mateo police told the Chronicle in an email Wednesday. 'No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.'
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