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GILBERT, Ariz. - The loved ones of an Uber driver and her passenger, who both died in a fiery crash on Sept. 19, spoke out after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their car.

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A growing memorial of flowers now marks the intersection where the crash took place at South Recker Road and East Ray Road.

"We got the news at 4 a.m….when the police showed up to the house and gave us the news," said Robert Ortiz, Nicole Snell's stepfather.

Marisa Jorgenson's best friend, Naomi Parker, also spoke about the moment she learned of the crash.

"The last thing she had texted me was, 'Love you on my way.' And then she didn't come," Parker said.

Marisa Jorgenson, 33, was in the backseat of an Uber heading to her best friend's house. Her Uber driver that night was 36-

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