GREELEY, Colo. — A 27-year-old woman on her way to work at North Colorado Medical Center was fatally injured when a suspected drunk driver traveling more than 100 mph slammed into her car , according to the Greeley Police Department and her family.

Police said 19-year-old Eduardo Parra-Corral crashed into Jasmine Carpio’s Subaru at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 10th Street around 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9. Officers reported that Parra-Corral had been drinking and was “trying to beat the red light” when he struck her vehicle.

Carpio died days later at the hospital where she worked.

Carpio’s mother, Chrystal, said her daughter had been looking forward to a new year and planning major life milestones.

“They did everything right, you know. They were paying off bills,” she said.

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