A California mom of five died over the weekend after falling from a party bus while celebrating her 30th birthday with family and friends.
Heather Garcia, 29, had been out celebrating her birthday with friends in California on Saturday when she died, according to a GoFundMe page for her family. She was two days shy of turning 30.
Family members who spoke to the KABC said Garcia had been dancing on the party bus when she tripped and fell out of the vehicle’s door and onto the freeway.
According to KABC, Garcia was then hit by a moving vehicle. The driver stayed at the scene of the incident and cooperated with the police.
California Highway Patrol officers raced to northbound 101 Freeway and Los Angeles Street at about 3 a.m. after they were alerted to a crash, ABC affiliate KABC report
Garcia is survived by her husband, army veteran Rafael Corral, and her five children aged 10, 8, 6, 5 and 1.
Mom of 5 dies after falling off party