She is a fighter: Beloved business owner fighting for her life after freak car crash on busy highway [Video]

MESA (KPHO/Gray News) – A 26-year-old woman in Arizona is fighting for her life after being involved in a ‘freak’ car crash on a busy highway.

Family members said Victoria Cardenas owns a ceramics shop called Tor’s Mudslinger.

It’s a business her mother, Amber, said her daughter is very passionate about.

“She’s a fighter,” said Victoria’s mother. “I know, I have faith that she’s going to come back. I know my baby is going to be OK, I know it.”

Cardenas was driving eastbound along U.S. 60 when an older pick-up truck carrying a flatbed full of long metal pipes crashed into her, authorities said.

Amber said her daughter had to be pried out of her vehicle.

“It’s a miracle she’s alive,” said Amber. “She was trapped underneath there. There isn’t much of her car left.”

The truck reportedly lost control, jackknifed, and then swerved across the median into oncoming traffic, slamming …