{"id":102925,"date":"2026-01-02T05:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/102925\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T05:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:02:18","slug":"family-mourns-mother-killed-after-falling-asleep-on-motorcycle-on-i-95-in-volusia-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/102925\/","title":{"rendered":"Family mourns mother killed after falling asleep on motorcycle on I-95 in Volusia\u00a0County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SANFORD, Fla. \u2013 The family of a woman who died in a crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County the day after Christmas said they are devastated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Sara Vasquez, 34, died after her family said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/traffic\/2025\/12\/26\/motorcycle-passenger-killed-in-volusia-county-crash-that-shut-down-i-95\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/traffic\/2025\/12\/26\/motorcycle-passenger-killed-in-volusia-county-crash-that-shut-down-i-95\/\">she fell asleep while riding<\/a> on the back of a motorcycle with her fianc\u00e9, Ricardo Bernal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Now, her mom and stepdad, Maria and Alan Keyser, are in Sanford, where she used to live, trying to pick up the pieces days after her death. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">[EXCLUSIVE:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/features\/2021\/07\/28\/heres-what-it-means-to-become-a-news-6-insider-its-cool-and-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Become a News 6 Insider (it\u2019s FREE)<\/a>| PINIT!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2023\/04\/12\/changes-have-arrived-to-pinit-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Share your photos<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Maria Keyser remembered her daughter, Sara Vasquez, as \u201creally, really, really, sweetheart baby. My little princess, always called her princess.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Vasquez fell off the motorcycle, hit a guardrail, and died while she and Bernal were riding along I-95 north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cHe thought the air would, you know, reinvigorate her or refresh her,\u201d said Alan Keyser. \u201cWell, when he took her out on the motorcycle ride, she was exhausted and it made her fall asleep.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Authorities arrested Bernal after discovering his driver\u2019s license was revoked as a habitual traffic offender. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The arrest report from FHP states Bernal had six prior infractions for driving with a suspended or revoked license and did not have the required motorcycle endorsement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Vasquez was a mother to three boys, ages 14, 12, and 4. Alan and Maria said she shared the youngest child with Bernal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Now, Maria and her husband, Alan, said they plan to raise the two older boys back home in Michigan, while the youngest would stay in Florida with Bernal\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe don\u2019t really want to take the baby out of his environment because we\u2019re strangers to him,\u201d Keyser said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to do the most responsible adult thing that we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Bernal was given a $5,500 bond and bonded out over the weekend. He is facing multiple charges, including driving while license suspended\/revoked resulting in death. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Alan and Maria have started a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral expenses and support her children. 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