Update: GoFundMe launched for woman killed in Highway 41 crash
Update posted Sept. 18:
– A Fresno family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay funeral expenses for 42-year-old Ruby Arballo, a mother of three who died following a Sept. 8 crash on Highway 41 near Atascadero.
Arballo’s sister created the fundraiser as the family mourns three deaths in three months.
“We have buried Ruby’s mother-in-law and our father, and now my sister… We are still seeking answers, but also trying to lay her to rest,” her sister wrote in the fundraiser.
The family is seeking donations to help with funeral expenses following Arballo’s death. As of Friday morning, the fundraiser has raised $85 dollars towards a $4,500 goal.
People who would like to contribute can visit the GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lay-ruby-arballo-to-rest.
Update posted Sept. 11:
Update: Woman killed in single-vehicle crash identified
– Ruby Arballo, 42, of Fresno, was identified by the California Highway Patrol as the passenger who died in a crash on State Route 41 on Sept. 8 at 10:05 p.m.
Original report posted Sept. 10:
Passenger killed in single-vehicle crash near Atascadero
– A 42-year-old woman died Tuesday after a solo-vehicle crash on State Route 41 south of Rocky Canyon Road, just outside the Atascadero city limits, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The agency said officers responded to the crash around 10:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The agency determined a 42-year-old Ceres resident, Jenny Ritter, was driving a black 2003 Mercedes ML500 south on State Route 41, south of Rocky Canyon Road, at an unknown speed. For unknown reasons, Ritter allowed the Mercedes to leave the southbound lane, cross the roadway, and travel down a dirt and grass embankment before it struck a concrete drainage wall, the agency said.
First responders extricated Ritter and her passenger from the Mercedes and transported them to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center for treatment, according to the agency. The 42-year-old female passenger died at the hospital as a result of the crash. The identity of the deceased passenger is still pending notification to next of kin.
Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to have been factors in the crash, the agency said. The crash remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol’s Templeton Area office.
