CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A 78-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car while standing outside her home on Ruth Street near 19th Street Thursday, marking the second fatal crash in the area in less than two weeks.

Police identified the victim as Alejandra Franco, who was known in the community as the "mother of the neighborhood," according to her son David, who spoke with me but did not want to appear on camera.

David Franco says speeding is a persistent problem on the street and believes city leaders need to install speed bumps to slow down drivers and improve safety.

According to TxDOT data, investigators have worked eight crashes along Ruth Street in this area since January. Two of those crashes were fatal.

The first fatal crash killed 85-year-old Andrez Rodelo on September 3. Franco

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