Lubbock Brothers Recall Crash That Killed Mother
By: Brittany Escobar
Updated: February 12, 2013
"I wish I could have her back here with me," said Giovanni Hernandez.
"It's just difficult to know that every morning we wake up she's not going to be there and every night," said Joshua Hernandez.
Brothers Giovanni and Joshua, are two of five brothers who are in pain after loosing their mother, San Juana Hernandez in a car wreck Friday evening.
"A lot of things were going through my mind that day though," said 15-year-old Joshua, who was in the car with his mother and his 8-month-old baby brother during the time of the accident.
Joshua said he remembers playing with baby Jaylen in the back of the truck, when the baby made a squealing noise, he said he remembers his mom turning around with a smile.
Then he said when she turned her eyes back to the road, that's when everything happened.
After the truck rolled several times Joshua was thrown into a field
"I was just worried about my mom and this little one right here" said Joshua, "He was crying in the car upside down and my mom was well, she was already gone."
"When she didn't answer, that's when it hit me," said Giovanni, "I got scared,"
The brothers say now all they can do is tell their little brother, Jaylen about how much their mother loved each one of them."
"Her smile, her laugh, all the good times we had together," is what Giovanni said he'd miss most.
"She was an amazing woman, a good mom," said Joshua.
A fund will be set up for funeral expenses and the family at any Prosperity Bank in Lubbock under "San Juana Hernandez"
