Woman killed in Hwy 41 crash was going to 'hang out with friend,' boyfriend says

Sunday, August 4, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Action News has learned more about the woman who died in a crash on Highway 41 near Caruthers Friday night.

CHP officers say 20-year-old Maria Ramirez crashed head-on into a family of four while trying to pass a car legally.
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Ramirez was a nursing student in Arkansas and was visiting a friend in the Central Valley.

Her boyfriend Luis Landin says the day he found out about the accident was their fourth anniversary.
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"When she was driving she was going to go hang out with a friend... and she didn't make it," Landin said.

The deli Ramirez worked at closed their shop Sunday to mourn the unexpected and tragic loss.
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