Kathleen Krech Courchesne, 69, dies after stolen pickup runs red light, crashing into her car at Coors and Tower in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Public memorial set for woman killed in Albuquerque crash

Kathleen Krech Courchesne was driving through the intersection of Coors and Tower earlier when a man driving a stolen pickup ran the light. She was on her way to pick up her grandson. Kathleen and the other driver were both killed. The family says there will be a public memorial for her at the Calvary Chapel near Tramway and Indian School on Wednesday night at 6:30.

Stolen-truck driver crashes, kills woman picking up grandson from school

He said she was driving through Coors and Tower on Thursday to pick up her grandson from school, but she never made it. “She’s always meticulous, on time. There’s something not right,” Paul said. Police broke the news to him that night: She died when the driver of a stolen pickup truck, Anthony Sanchez-Ramos, crashed into her car. Sanchez-Ramos died at the hospital, and investigators found drugs and a gun in the truck he’d been driving. Albuquerque Police said an officer just happened to be in the area and witnessed Sanchez-Ramos speed east on Tower when he ran a red light and hit Kathleen.

GoFundMe: The Courchesne Memorial Fund

Kathleen Courchesne was the most caring, selfless person that lived her life everyday through God. Her life was taken too soon for us, but God needs her more than we do. We want to be able to give her a proper homecoming and celebrate the person she was.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Kathleen Krech Courchesne
Anthony Sanchez-Ramos
Roadway: 
Coors and Tower

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