Authorities said 55-year-old Catalina Alvarado Lopez of Park City was killed in the auto-pedestrian crash, which occurred about 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The accident shut down traffic on Kearns Boulevard for several hours.
A GoFundMe page organized by family friend Anna Frachou in memory of Alvarado Lopez says she moved to Park City over two decades ago because it reminded her of her hometown in Mexico. The page says Alvarado Lopez was a devoted member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and leaves behind two children.
"She was such a strong and beautiful woman," Frachou told KPCW Friday. "She sacrificed a lot for her family and friends, but you would never know it, because she always showed up with a smile on her face."
The incident on Kearns Boulevard Thursday occurred at the intersection of Cooke Drive, where there is not a marked pedestrian crossing zone. There is a pedestrian tunnel and a crosswalk nearby connecting the school district campus across state Route 248.
The driver involved stayed on scene and was cooperating with police Thursday.
