San Diego mother killed in fiery, wrong-way crash gets video tribute from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Reporting from San Diego Union-Tribune — Aileen Pizarro, who was killed with her daughter in a fiery, wrong-way crash on Interstate 805 in San Diego last week, was many things.

She was a dedicated mother. She was a passionate therapist. She was also a devoted fan of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the professional wrestler turned actor.

On Saturday, Pizarro’s 19-year-old son posted to Twitter about his mom’s affection for Johnson, in the hope that he would see it and send a tribute that could potentially be used during the 43-year-old’s funeral.

On Sunday, the son said on Twitter that Johnson had gotten wind of his request and responded.

In a video just over a minute long, Johnson said he turned on his phone to find “a flood” of tweets about the “devastating loss” Angelo Pizarro and his family were enduring.

“I’m sending you so much love and light and strength your way from my family to yours,” Johnson said in the video. “… I’m so sorry to hear about your sister and your mom.”

He closed the video by saying he was sure Aileen Pizarro could see him now, and thanked her for being such a big fan.

Her son was elated by the video and sent back heartfelt thanks to Johnson.

“I can’t stop smiling knowing she’s smiling so much. Just, thank you,” he tweeted.

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