Sometimes, life just sucks.

I was talking to a friend tonight on AIM and apparently, one of my ex-coworkers passed away last night in a car crash. Little is known exactly about the crash, but apparently, Jessica was killed on impact while the other driver died at the hospital. Jessica was a first year driver at UCSD Shuttle Operations during my last two quarters there. During Fall quarter, I either relieved her or was relieved by her three to four times a week while driving East Parking. She was a great person and I feel blessed that I got to know her. Next week, UCSD has finals and Jessica was set to graduate at the end of finals. Just a week away from leaving college...

I'm still in shock. Other than one close family member, I've never really had to deal with death. Even that one time, I was still young and unable to fully comprehend exactly what had happened. Even though I only knew Jessica for two quarters (about 6 months) and our whole friendship consisted of brief passings as one person ended the shift and the other started, the loss just hurts. Sometimes, life just sucks.

URL: One dead, one hurt in two-car collision | The San Diego Union-Tribune