ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crash Thursday night killed a 28-year-old Albuquerque nurse, who was crossing the street outside of the University of New Mexico Hospital. Now the UNM medical community is mourning the tragic loss.
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The Albuquerque Police Department said Alec Montoya was using this crosswalk across Lomas when he was hit by a car. Montoya was a graduate of the UNM College of Nursing before working at UNMH. In 2023, the university highlighted Montoya’s journey as an exemplary student.
Montoya was 28 years old and a pediatric E.R. nurse at UNMH. He graduated in 2023 from UNM’s College of Nursing with a bachelor’s in nursing…