UNM student dies in a hit and run on I-40

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A 20-year-old UNM art and psychology double major died early Saturday morning on I-40 in a hit-and-run.

According to an article published in Wednesday’s Albuquerque Journal, Jennifer Bobrick was driving to a friend’s house when she crashed her SUV into a boulder by a frontage road. In the Journal article, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Aaron Williamson said Bobrick left her car after crashing and made her way onto the highway in a disoriented manner, where an unidentified driver struck and killed her.

Williamson said the unidentified driver’s vehicle would have general front-end damage as well as a broken amber headlight.

The Daily Lobo could not reach Bobrick’s parents or brother for comment. They created a web page dedicated to her memory, forevermissed.com/jenniferbobrick, which features photos, stories and poems about Bobrick, courtesy of her family and friends.

Ryan Mulcahy, a high school classmate of Bobrick’s, said on the website, “Jen was one of the most unique people I have ever met, even throughout all of my world travels. She was always happy and never had a bad thing to say about anyone.”

Lauren Mui and Brooke Czoski, two high school classmates of Bobrick’s, said on the website, “If you knew Jennifer you could always be sure to remember her by her incomparable creativity in everything she did. … Her many stories that somehow never ended … her way of always remaining positive no matter what the situation was.”

According to the website, funeral services for Bobrick will be held at the McGee Memorial Chapel in Santa Fe today at 10 a.m. Bobrick’s friends will be hosting a candlelight vigil Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden Park in Santa Fe.

People are asked to call (505) 798-7000 if they have any information on the unidentified driver.