Loved ones demand justice for Stockton woman killed in hit-and-run

Charmaine Nero reports

THAT SHE WAS LOVING AND CARINGAND NOW THIS FAMILY ISDEMANDING JUSTICE AND ANSWERS.HE HAS A TREMENDOUS HEARTALWAYS WILLING TO HELP SOMEONEOUT A LITTLE WORSE CANDLES ANDBALLOONS SIT AT THIS STOCKTONINTERSECTION AS LOVED ONES ANDFRIENDS HOLD A VIGIL TOREMEMBER 40 YEAR-OLD JESSICARIVERA IT IS EVERYBODY WANTSJUSTICE AND IT'S EVERYBODY ANDEVERYBODY KNOWN AS A LOVINGCARING PERSON STOCKTON.

POLICESAY WOMAN IDENTIFIED BY FAMILYMEMBERS AS RIVERA WAS STRUCKAND KILLED JUST AFTER 01:00AMEARLY MONDAY MORNING WHILECROSSING MARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR BOULEVARD NEAR SOUTHHARRISON STREET.FAMILY MEMBERS TELL FOX 40RIVERA LEAVES BEHIND A SON ANDA YOUNG DAUGHTER.SHE HAD A SON NOW 17.

THEDAUGHTER IS 10.

NOW THEY HAVENO MOM BECAUSE A PERSONDECIDED TO.THE WRONG THING ON RIVERA'SMOTHER TOLD FOX 40 THE 2 WEREHOME BAKING COOKIES WHENRIVERA WENT OFF TO RUN A QUICKERRAND BUT SADLY SHE NEVERMADE IT BACK HOME.

CLOSEFRIEND TIFFANY LAPS AND SAYSSHE FOUND OUT AFTER SEEING ANEWS ARTICLE CIRCULATINGONLINE.RIGHT THEN MIGHT GET WASTELLING ME NOT TO CALL FOR MESO I CALLED HER CELL PHONE.AND SHE DIDN'T ANSWER AND THENI CALLED HER MOM AND THAT'SWHEN HER MOM'S HOME.

THAT THECOPS CAME TO HER HOUSE ANDTOLD ME THAT SHE HAD PASSEDAWAY WHILE POLICE SAY THEDRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HITRIVERA DID NOT STAY ON THESCENE.LOVED ONES ARE NOW PRAYINGFOR JUSTICE YOU KNOW THAT'SWHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IFTHERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THEYSHOULD HAVE STAYED ON THESCENE UNTIL COPS ARRIVED.

BUTACCORDING TO WHAT WE KNOW THATTHEY LEFT ALL I WANT TO JUSTTHIS IS JUST AS YOU KNOW THESTORIES OF AND YOU KNOW YOUARE.THE FAMILY IS ASKING ANYONE