South San Francisco woman killed in hit-and-run identified

Monday, November 13, 2017
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman struck and killed in a hit-and-run on El Camino Real in South San Francisco on Saturday night has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner's office as 44-year-old Teresa Gonzales.

Gonzales, a South San Francisco resident, was struck shortly before midnight in the 200 block of El Camino Real, according to police.
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Officers responded and found her unconscious and lying in the street. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

The suspect vehicle was described as a black Toyota or Lexus made around 1998-2000 that likely has mild to moderate damage to the right front end and hood, police said.

Gonzales' daughter Andy Marie Gonzales created a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral and cremation services. The page at had raised nearly $6,000 as of this morning.
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Gonzales' daughter described her mother as "a single mother of two who loved her family and friends and lived her life to the absolute fullest."

"She was a firecracker and was so full of life, she was a friend to all and had the sweetest, most gentle soul," she said.



Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact South San Francisco police at (650) 877-8900, an anonymous tip line at (650) 952-2244 or tipsssf.net.

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