Crystal De Luna's life was just starting as the 19-year-old was entering her second year of college and enjoying the last bit of summer before preparing for the new semester.

19-year-old killed in highway crash What they're saying: On July 26, De Luna wouldn't make it home.

"My heart is broken because I don't have her, and I know that she will not come back," her mother, Vanessa Ramirez, said.