Cheerleader Fighting for Her Life After Car Crash Kills Cousin While Traveling to Mourn Mom Killed Hours Before

Haylee Gonzalez died in the crash just hours after her mother was killed in a double shooting

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  • A University of New Mexico cheerleader, Noelle Sanchez, remains hospitalized after surviving a car crash that killed her cousin as they were driving to Roswell to mourn her mom’s death in a double shooting
  • “Within the span of six hours, the family’s already lost two people,” a family member said of the cousin, Haylee Gonzalez, and her mom
  • Hours before Gonzalez’s death, her mom was found dead alongside her boyfriend with gunshot wounds

A University of New Mexico cheerleader remains hospitalized after surviving a devastating car crash that killed her cousin.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Albuquerque police investigated a fatal crash that occurred on the westbound Interstate 40 frontage road approaching southbound Interstate 25 around 9:08 a.m., according to local outlets KOAT, KOB 4 and KRQE.

At the intersection, authorities said a semi-truck with a trailer ran a red light and struck the passenger side of a black Audi traveling north, per KOAT. The passenger was killed instantly, while the driver of the car was transported to the hospital in critical condition…

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