SAN ANTONIO — A pregnant mother of three was hit and killed on the city’s south side last week . Now, the community is stepping up to support the three children left behind.

The crash happened on August 21 around 10:30 p.m. near SE Military Drive and Old Corpus Christi Road. The victim has been identified as Jeanette Espitia.

Her brother, Jesse Espitia, said Jeanette had taken the bus to buy diapers for her one-year-old. After getting off at a bus stop, police said she attempted to cross the street outside of a crosswalk and was struck by a driver, who stopped and rendered aid.

Jeanette was pushing her one-year-old daughter in a stroller at the time. Jesse said she managed to push the stroller out of harm’s way before being hit.

“She was the best mom these kids could ever have. She w

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