According to an online fundraising page set up in their honor, Aaron McDonald, 31, and Irene Jaramillo, 30, were in the middle of “planning a wedding for this summer.”

The Rialto Police Department said McDonald and Jaramillo were killed when their silver 2019 Nissan Sentra was struck by a gray 2014 Nissan Maxima being driven by Alejandro Canchola, a 24-year-old from San Bernardino, at around 12:57 A.M. on Saturday, April 2.

At the time of the collision, Canchola was being pursued at high speed through Rialto by police officers having failed to yield to their request to conduct a traffic stop.

While traveling north on Cedar Avenue, he ran a red light at the intersection of Randall Avenue, resulting in a collision with McDonald and Jaramillo’s car, which was heading east on Randall Avenue with the pair on their way home from a party.

After colliding with the silver 2019 Nissan Sentra, the suspects lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a home situated on the 1200 block of W. Randall. Though the occupants of the house were trapped for a short time, no one inside was injured.

The Rialto Fire Department responded to the scene and administered life-saving measures. McDonald and Jaramillo were then taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center but later died as a result of their injuries.

Canchola and his passenger, 21-year-old Jose Castrocota, were transported to a local area hospital where they received treatment for moderate injuries.

Police say Canchola is now facing murder charges and has also been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.

A close friend of McDonald and Jaramillo, Hilda Lorena Aguilera, has set up an online fundraiser to help cover their funeral expenses.

Writing on the GoFundMe page, Aguilera described Jaramillo as a “kind and caring soul” and paid tribute to McDonald as a “hard worker.”

“They both loved each other so much and were in the works of planning a wedding for this summer,” she wrote.

Their two families are now planning to lay them to rest together.

In a message posted to Facebook, a friend of the couple, Adaly Cortés paid a moving tribute to the couple.

“You guys never missed any of our family events, you both were part of our family,” she wrote. " I just don’t know how I am supposed to heal from this heartache, my heart is completely broken."

Cortés went on to reference the senseless manner of their death writing: “I know life isn’t fair but this right here… how you both were taken from us isn’t f***ing fair.”

Newsweek has contacted Hilda Lorena Aguilera for comment.