SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are shedding light on a deadly crash that happened on the south side this week.

A young mom was killed after reportedly losing control of her car on the way to work Monday.

A small memorial rests on the south side. It represents a big loss for a grieving family.

Police say she landed in Leon Creek, only, she wasn’t found until more than a day later.

A small memorial rests on the south side. It represents a big loss for a grieving family.

Police say 21-year-old Jolie Pesina lost control of her car going east on 410; she went off the road, and into Leon Creek. Her family wants to know why it took authorities more than 24 hours to find her.

“Police got the call Monday morning. Just before six o’clock,” said San Antonio Deputy Police Chief Michelle Ramos.

SAPD officers were dispatched to 410 near Highway 16 Monday morning. Ramos said that call came from a crash alert from Jolie’s cellphone.

Officers spent roughly 30 minutes looking for her. In a post to social media, her family says officers didn’t look closely enough.

“They went around that area. They drove around that area,” Ramos explained. “From what I understand, they tried to get transguide to look in that area to see if they located anything. Transguide did not locate anything.”

Pesina’s family spent more than 24 hours looking for her. They found her just before 7 p.m. Tuesday; still in her car, at the bottom of a dry Leon Creek.

A video shared to TikTok by a family member showed the damage.

“She was almost a mile away from where they were dispatched,” Ramos said. “It was in a ravine that was at least 20 ft. down.”

We got a close look at the scene; finding a bent guardrail, and other car parts.

Jolie’s family publicly asked why the young mother wasn’t found sooner.

“It’s a very unfortunate and once again, our hearts go out to that family. We can certainly understand their grief. But in this case, the officers did go out there,” Ramos explained. “They did search. They did not find anything.”

The family also said they feel failed by the San Antonio Fire Department; who they reportedly called in their search for the Pesina.

We reached out to the department with those concerns. Officials said that standard and automated calls primarily go to SAPD.