A beloved great-grandmother was driving home from church services early morning on Jan. 1, her family said, when she was hit head-on by a DUI driver and later died in the hospital.

“She was only 10 more minutes away from making it home safely,” the victim’s family members wrote on a GoFundMe page. “She left us praising the lord until her last day.”

The crash happened around 1:45 a.m. at Marguerite Parkway and Pueblonuevo Drive in Mission Viejo, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The driver, 26-year-old Geraldine Caicedo-Perez, is now facing DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter charges – meanwhile, family members of the victim, 66-year-old Ynes Lagunes-Soto, are mourning her tragic passing.

“The lady was my mother and I am very sad because she didn’t deserve to die, to be killed by that person who wasn’t well,” the victim’s daughter, Monica Lagunes, told KTLA’s Chris Wolfe.

Family members said Lagunes-Soto, who lived in San Juan Capistrano and worked for 25 years as a housekeeper, always put family first and was happiest surrounded by her many loved ones.

“For me, it is something that I will not get over and I am very angry with the person who caused this accident,” said Lagunes. “I would want them to pay for everything that they did.”

According to the sheriff’s department, Caicedo-Perez is being held at the Orange County Jail. Her bail and next court date were not immediately made available.

“We’re maintaining our faith,” said Lagunes-Soto’s grandson, Emmanuel Heredia. “I think God has a plan for us and for her as well.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the deadly collision and said anyone with information or evidence should contact the department.

Police are investigating after a woman was found shot inside a vehicle in Compton Saturday night.

Los Angeles County deputies responded to the 14900 block of Stanford Avenue at around 7:15 p.m. Authorities found a woman with a gunshot wound inside a sedan.

The woman was removed and rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Her condition remains unknown.

There were reports a black suspect vehicle was seen fleeing the area, however, police have not confirmed that detail. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear.

The woman’s identity was not released.

Anyone with information can call LASD’s Compton Sheriff’s Station at 310-605-6500

A Honduran gang member “giggled” and “smirked” as he confessed to kidnapping a young Texas woman at gunpoint and threatening to pimp her out and harvest her organs on Christmas Eve, according to police. 

Illegal immigrant Eduardo Javier Ordonez Godoy, 35, allegedly forced the 22-year-old Haltom City woman into the back seat of her car at gunpoint as she was leaving for work around 4:45 a.m. on Christmas Eve. After making her withdraw cash from an ATM, he drove her 22 miles away to the town of Grapevine, according to charging documents obtained by Fox 4 News.

There, Godoy allegedly tied his victim to a tree with her shoelaces and threatened to “prostitute her” or “sell her organs,” Haltom City Police Sergeant Rick Alexander told Fox 4. 

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Eduardo Javier Ordonez Godoy, 35, is currently being held in jail in Oklahoma City facing multiple felonies and misdemeanors in Oklahoma, where he was captured. He is also facing aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery charges in Haltom City, Texas. (Haltom City Police Department)

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The woman was able to escape and ran to a nearby resident for help, according to the department, and was not physically harmed in the abduction.

Haltom City Police reported the victim’s car stolen. Less than 24 hours later, police in Oklahoma City found the vehicle and arrested Godoy. 

Godoy appeared to have no remorse for the attack that left the woman fearing for her life, Haltom City police said.

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Eduardo Javier Ordonez Godoy allegedly tied his victim to a tree with her shoelaces and threatened to “prostitute her” or “sell her organs,” according to Sergeant Rick Alexander of the Haltom City Police Department, pictured. (Haltom City Police Department)

“He smirked a lot, he giggled, and, you know, he was almost proud of what he did,” Alexander told Fox 4.

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“He claims he’s a thief. He wants money,” he continued. “But, you know, in this case, clearly he went beyond that and brought a firearm into it.”

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The victim was taken to the Camden Apartments at 3900 Grapevine Mills Parkway in Grapevine, Texas, pictured, where she was restrained, according to Haltom City Police. (Google Maps)

Before the Christmas Eve kidnapping, Godoy had committed similar crimes and been deported back to his home country, where he was affiliated with a violent gang, the New York Post reported. 

According to the charging documents, Godoy faces charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, possessing stolen property and carrying or possessing a firearm by an illegal alien in Oklahoma City.

In Haltom City, he faces two first-degree felonies for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery.

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Godoy is currently being held at Oklahoma County Detention Center and has an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer because of his immigration status, police said.

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