NEW DETAILS: Woman killed in Heber crash was two months pregnant

Circumstances leading up to deadly collision still under investigation - News 11's Wiley Jawhary reports

HEBER, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has identified a Calexico woman killed in a crash in Heber. Officers have also confirmed she was pregnant at the time of her death.

The CHP says 25-year-old Fernanda Miramontes Martinez died Tuesday after her car veered into the path of an oncoming pickup truck on Willoughby Road. She was two months pregnant.

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“Preliminary investigations show that the white Ford F-250 was traveling northbound and the red Jeep was traveling eastbound on Willoughby road, for reasons under investigation, the driver of the Jeep Compass entered the intersection in the direct path of the white Ford F-250," CHP Officer Arturo Platero said.

The driver of the truck was able to get out of his vehicle and swim to safety. Martinez died of blunt force trauma. Her family is understandably devastated.

"What took the fire department which is three minutes away 30 minutes to get here, I just want to know and that will make me feel comfortable telling my son what happened when he grows up. She had a kind heart, there is a thing where sense of humor keeps your relationship going all the time," Martinez's husband, Angel Gonzales said.

As a Marine, Gonzales says he’s usually serious, but she would always make him smile with her kind heart. The family says Martinez was young  loving wife, mother, and daughter who is loved by all her family members.

A reminder that life can be short sometimes. The family has started a gofundme and says any contributions will help with funeral expenses.