A heartbroken woman revealed that her boyfriend said ‘I love you’ just moments before he was killed by a speeding Tesla driver in a horror seven-vehicle crash.
Linh Luu spoke to ABC 7 from her hospital bed after her boyfriend Misha Romanenko, 27, and their beloved dog were killed by a driver doing 98mph in San Francisco Sunday.
‘I remember looking over to him and saying, “I love you,” and him saying, “I love you too,” back to me,’ a distraught Luu said.
‘It was just one moment after that I was being wheeled into different rooms.’
Luu suffered multiple broken bones when her sedan was struck.
She said her late boyfriend was the love of her life and she ‘does not know how she is alive.’
‘Honestly, I want to trade places with him. He had such a purpose in this world,’ she told the local news outlet through tears.
The couple had been driving to pick up relatives at the airport when the crash occurred.
Linh Luu is seen with her late boyfriend Misha Romanenko, 27, and their beloved dog. He and the pet were killed in a horror crash on Sunday in San Francisco
‘I remember looking over to him and saying, “I love you,” and him saying, “I love you too,” back to me,’ a distraught Luu said
Six other people were injured in the deadly seven-vehicle pileup, according to officials
Police say the Tesla driver, 66-year-old Jia Lin Zheng, was driving at almost 100mph when the electric car slammed into seven vehicles, including a Waymo driverless Jaguar.
Zheng was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter, vandalism and speeding.
A police report said alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the incident.
The suspect reportedly told police he kept pressing the brake on the Tesla but the car did not slow down.
Luu said she has horrifying memories of the seconds after the crash.
‘I do have a flashback of when I was back in the car and he was motionless,’ Luu said.
‘It was like, ‘Oh my God, Misha,’ and he wasn’t responding. That’s all I remember.’
Luu said she wants Romanenko, a computer engineer, to be remembered for his joy
Luu said she wants Romanenko, a computer engineer, to be remembered for his joy and kindness.
‘Anyone who crossed paths with him in his life would definitely have a story or two about how he made them laugh, how he put a smile on their face,’ she added.
Police are still investigating what led to the crash.
Six other people were injured in the deadly pileup, according to officials.