Fernandez of Hyattsville was a 40-year-old mother of six, according to a family friend who answered the phone at her house Tuesday.
Fernandez had been living in the Washington area for 10 years and worked part-time during the evenings as a housekeeper, Jessica Guillen said.
Fernandez was on her way to work when the Metro accident happened, Guillen said.
She rode Metro frequently.
Her children’s ages are 21, 18, 14, 12, 11 and 1 1/2, Guillen said.
Guillen said Fernandez was kind and acted like a second mother to her.
“She was the best, what can I say,” Guillen said.
– Alan Suderman
