Dulce Capetillo Hernandez, 18, dies while 7 months pregnant, her baby delivered following 2-vehicle crash on Highway 101 in San Jose, California

The collision was first reported at 1:53 a.m. on the Tully Road off-ramp from U.S. Highway 101.

A 20-year-old San Jose man driving the Honda let the vehicle go off the road and crash into the back of a 2002 BMW 745i parked on the shoulder, leaving both cars with major damage, CHP officials said.

Dulce passed away unexpectedly in a car accident at 7 months pregnant. Unfortunately she did not make it, She leaves behind her premature Baby Christopher with her loved ones. We are asking for any donation to help with the funeral costs. I am her aunt and I created this account on behalf of her mother and family.

Family and friends on Thursday were mourning the loss of a pregnant San Jose woman who died from injuries sustained in a car crash Wednesday, but remained hopeful that her infant son delivered after the crash would survive.

The expectant mother with the long black hair and dimpled smile shared her joy on Facebook with pictures of hearts, a lock and key and a message: "Mommy to be."

But after a tragic accident on Highway 101 early Wednesday morning, Dulce Capetillo never got the chance. She died at the hospital, but her baby boy was born. The infant was still listed in critical condition Thursday morning.

His name is Christopher, just as his mother had chosen.

Capetillo's uncle, Rodrigo Hernandez, said the infant appeared to be "doing good right now."

"The big concern is his brain," Hernandez said. "They want to make sure there is no brain trauma. But he looks big and healthy."

Moments after his birth, Christopher was whisked to the neonatal unit, said Jose Gonzalez, a supervisor for the company that owns the Taco Bell restaurants where Capetillo and her fiance, Pedro Cortes, worked the late shifts.