28-year-old woman killed in skydiving crash was veteran jumper

The 28-year-old skydiver who was killed when she was blown off course into a Northern California highway was an experienced jumper, according to a report.

Maria Robledo Vallejo, who is from Colombia, had done more than 150 previous jumps before she died Thursday in the skydiving crash in Acampo, news station KCRA reported.

She was parachuting with a group Lodi Skydive Parachute Center when she was blown away from the safe landing zone, according to KCRA.

The skydiver ended up by traffic on Highway 99 and hit a semi-truck before ultimately crashing into the shoulder of the roadway, officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lodi Parachute Center owner Bill Dause said that Vallejo was a veteran skydiver who jumped numerous times in the past two weeks.

“She arrived about two weeks ago,” Dause told news station Fox40. “She made 20 some jumps since she arrived.”

Vallejo’s death is the latest fatality in recent years, including a 62-year-old Colorado woman whose parachute failed to deploy on a jump, according to KCRA.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, officials said.