"This morning we're all coming to grips with everything," said Mabel's brother Jose Bahena. "But we all feel a little bit better."



The family of Mabel it still trying to process what happened.



"We all heard about it on Friday. We all got together in our house right here," said Jose. "And that's when we went through the initial process that it was the truth we're living in right now."



Sunday, CBS News 8 spoke to Jose, who said what's helping them get through this tough time, is remembering all the good ones.



"She was just a little. We used to call her a little goofball," said Jose. "She was always laughing, always [had] a lot of energy. A lot of positive energy."



Mabel, a 19-year-old student at UCSD was killed on Friday night when she was a passenger in a Volkswagon Jetta traveling north on the I-15 just south of University Avenue during a heavy downpour.



The driver of the car lost control and hit a truck that was parked on the shoulder. Mabel was pronounced dead att he scene. In the past few days, her family has seen an outpouring of support.