Angelina Davis was riding in a car with her boyfriend on Sunday night, a speeding car hit them from behind, according to the California Highway Patrol. Their car slammed into a guardrail near Torrance Boulevard.
The driver who hit them was arrested nearby on suspicion of DUI, the CHP said.
Angelina Davis' mother says she was a beloved daughter, sister and aunt who was full of joy and loved animals. She had recently graduated from college and was working as a veterinary technician
"Now my daughter will be forever 24," Kenya Davis said in an interview. "And I want to make it known: It's not OK. It's not OK, and this is the worst nightmare that I woke up to and I can't breathe, I can't sleep. She was my youngest, she was my baby."
Her daughter had just celebrated her birthday a few days before the crash, and was planning a future with her boyfriend, who was seriously injured in the collision.