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Family and friends are remembering a Bay Area mother who was killed in a car accident just down the street from her home.
It happened in San Jose off Foxworthy Avenue on October 25. The driver who hit the woman’s car head on also died.
«I just lost my best friend and my guiding light in this world», said Joelle Orlando, the victim’s daughter. Her mom, Ellen Orcutt, died in the head-on crash.
San Jose police say the driver of an SUV was attempting to pass a car, crossed into the opposite lane, and collided with Orcutt’s Honda CRV.
«Kind, generous, just the most selfless person I’ve ever met», Orlando said.
The impact was so severe, both vehicles flipped over. Police said the driver of the SUV may have been drinking. He died of his injuries Wednesday morning.
