Pedestrian killed while crossing street on Peninsula NBC Bay Area [Video]

Love ones along the Peninsula are trying to navigate life after a pillar in their family was tragically killed while crossing the street.

The deadly crash occurred last week on the border of San Mateo and Burlingame. The woman killed leaves behind a daughter with special needs and their family is now asking for the community’s support.

“She was extremely caring,” Arli Torres said of Yolanda Villar, who she considered an aunt. “She was very giving.”

Villar is described as someone with a heart full of kindness and always willing to help in any way she could.

Villar was in San Mateo looking at an apartment for Torres’ brother, who was planning to move out soon. As she was walking across Peninsula Avenue, Villar was hit by a car.

Torres said she was transported to San Francisco General Hospital.

“The nurses pretty much told us that she did not make …