Mom of 5 Wasn’t Supposed to Be Working When Car Crashed into Grocery Store, Killing Her and 2 Others

“Her kindness, dependability, and willingness to always help others defined who she was right until the very end,” a loved one wrote in a tribute

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  • A mom of five has been identified as one of three people who died after a car crashed into a Los Angeles grocery store on Feb. 5
  • The woman had switched her shift after her colleague couldn’t make it in, according to loved ones
  • Officials tell PEOPLE the crash appears to be accidental and no charges have been filed against the driver as of Monday, Feb. 9

A family is mourning a mom of five, who died after a vehicle crashed into a Los Angeles grocery store earlier this month.

On Thursday, Feb. 5, at 12:11 p.m. local time, officials responded to reports of a traffic collision at South Westwood Boulevard and Rochester Avenue, according to a statement shared by the Los Angeles Fire Department.

When first responders arrived, they learned that a silver sedan was a block away from the 99 Ranch Market when the vehicle struck a bicyclist before careening into numerous front-facing windows of the store’s bakery, authorities said…

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