So, here's what happened; a Missouri woman was killed in a car crash last Friday on the way to her own bachelorette party. In fact, this photo is that last selfie that best friends, Collette Moreno and Ashley Theobald, took before Moreno was killed in the crash, which consisted of Theobald making a bad move causing them to collide head first with an oncoming car on the crest of a hill. Friends and family are still trying to come to terms with the tragic and unexpected loss.
Moreno and Theobald, both 26, were in high spirits on Friday afternoon as they traveled to the Lake of the Ozarks on Missouri Highway 5. They were listening to Taylor Swift in anticipation of Moreno's fun-filled bachelorette weekend. Theobald, who was driving a 2013 Chevy Malibu, even posted on Facebook about getting out of work early for the fun weekend ahead. About eight minutes before the crash, Moreno took this last, smiling selfie with her bestie since seventh grade. Theobald, who survived the crash, told police that they got stuck behind a truck that was emitting these fumes. Moreno, who suffered from asthma, was apparently bothered by the fumes and started coughing, so Theobald decided to try to pass the truck in the passing lane of the two-way roadway. Theobald thought the coast was clear and didn't realize they were coming onto a hill. Just as she was trying to pass, a 1999 Dodge Ram was driving right at her. Both cars tried to swerve away, but the Ram struck the Malibu's passenger side. Theobald and the driver of the Ram got away with minor injuries, but Moreno wasn't as lucky. She was rushed to University Hospital in Columbia, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. According to Theobald, both women were wearing their seatbelts. Theobald said, "I was talking to her. She couldn't talk back, but she was nodding at me. I didn't know it was as bad as it was because she wasn't physically super beaten-up." Um, that's because they're called internal injuries, you dummy! Theobald faces traffic charges and imprudent driving, but no criminal charges. What? How? She killed someone! Whether it was intentional or not, she was driving the vehicle that killed a bride-to-be, a daughter, a cousin, a sister and worst of all a mother. I think Theobald deserves some sort of punishment for taking a life. So is anyone in tears yet? No? Maybe this will help. Moreno was set to tie the knot with her fiancee, 28-year-old Jesse Arcobasso, on July 26 during a dream destination wedding in Jamaica. Acrobasso proposed to Moreno about a year ago through a caricature artist. As I just said, she also leaves behind a 5-year-old son, Brayden. A fundraising site has been set up to help pay for the future that Moreno wanted for her son, who Arcobasso says "doesn't quite understand everything yet." This is so sad. I know if this was me, I would be out for blood. How do they say it? Sangre Por Sangre? I know some of you would say it wasn't her fault, but Theobald was totally to blame. Who goes into the passing lane without looking first? That was just dumb! If I was driving, I would have just pulled over until that truck pulled away or I would have closed the windows and used the circulation of the air inside the car. Sad to say, but this is just another example of the fact that girls should just not be allowed to drive. I'm sure I'll catch a a lot of flack for that quote, but it's true! And by the way, this is also sad because Moreno was really hot! So, I really feel for her fiancee. I would be pissed!
