As a pair, Vilamalia Polina Tu’ipulotu and Beaux Tagaloa have been inseparable. Deeply in love, planning a marriage and searching ahead to a household — household and buddies stated that they had a love that couldn’t be ignored.
“You could tell they were deeply, deeply in love,” Emily Tu’ipulotu stated of her sister and potential brother-in-law. “They had a love that could be felt by everyone.”
It’s the reminiscence of that love that’s considerably serving to the Tu’ipulotu household navigate a path that turned tragic Sunday. Vilamalia Tu’ipulotu died, and Tagaloa was critically injured when a automobile pursued by the California Freeway Patrol slammed into their SUV at about 12:40 a.m. in Pittsburg.
A fundraiser created for the household for her funeral preparations had raised greater than $48,500 by 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Tagaloa, an assistant soccer coach at Diablo Valley School and a former star defensive lineman at De La Salle Excessive in Harmony, remained in crucial situation Tuesday.
Emily Tu’ipulotu stated Tagaloa is enhancing.
The 2 had attended a household occasion Saturday night time and have been on their means dwelling when the chain of occasions unfolded. California Freeway Patrol spokesperson Officer Andrew Barclay stated officers adopted a stolen grey Infiniti sedan going greater than 100 mph on eastbound state Freeway 4, east of the Bailey Highway exit.
The officers caught as much as the automobile on the Railroad Avenue exit, then tried to tug it over when the CHP stated it didn’t cease for a pink gentle. The CHP stated a pursuit that lasted about one minute on East Leland Highway ended when the Infiniti hit the SUV because it approached the intersection of East Leland Highway and Gladstone Drive. Officers later discovered a stolen handgun on the crash scene, the CHP stated.
The driving force of the Infiniti additionally was hospitalized. The CHP has not launched an replace on that individual’s situation.
Vilamalia Tu’ipuloto died on the scene.
“She’s the baby of the family,” Emily Tu’ipulotu stated. “She was so full of life. I let everyone know that she had a radiant soul that gleamed. Everyone enjoyed being in her presence. She was always smiling, a wonderful auntie to nine kids, a wonderful sister. And she was looking forward to getting married and starting a family.”
She additionally gave again to those that had helped lead her means when she was youthful, her sister stated. She made nice sacrifices to take action, commuting from Pittsburg to her alma mater, San Mateo Excessive College, the place she was a safety officer.
She’d change into engaged to Tagaloa in February of 2024. He was forging a training profession after enjoying at Cal and San Jose State.
A press release from the Cal soccer program that was launched on social media stated “our entire Cal family is keeping former player Beaux Tagaloa and all those impacted in our thoughts” following the wreck.
