2 Killed When BMW Plows Intersection ID'd As Mother, Daughter

STANTON, CA — The two women were killed when they were hit by a BMW in Orange County Monday night were identified as a mother and daughter, police said.

Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls around 9 p.m. reporting that a BMW had struck two pedestrians at the intersection of Magnolia and Cerritos avenues in Stanton, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

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Upon arrival, deputies found two women down in the street who had been hit by the vehicle. They were taken to a local hospital where they died of their injuries.

They were later identified as 34-year-old Gabriela Cruz and 65-year-old Amadelia Cruz.

Family members told KLTA Amadelia and her husband had flown in from Guatemala to visit Gabby.

"She was kind, beautiful and just everything you want in a person," Gabby's cousin, Amy, told KTLA. "My aunt too. It shouldn't have happened."

A GoFundMe for Gabby and Amadelia's family has been created in order to offset funeral costs and more. As of Thursday evening, $600 out of a $13,000 goal had been raised.