CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Family and friends gathered Saturday night to remember Chelsea Hacker, a 30-year-old nurse from Buffalo who was tragically killed in a car crash earlier this month.
Hacker had just picked up dinner and was driving home to her boyfriend on Twin Cities Memorial Highway when another car struck her from behind. According to the City of Tonawanda Police, she died from the injuries she sustained in the crash.
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Loved ones held a vigil at the site of the crash, bringing candles, flowers and some of her favorite things, including an energy drink and a stuffed animal that resembled her beloved dog, Gage.
Her aunt, Cherie Trzepacz, said Hacker dedicated her life to helping others as a nurse at Buffalo General.
"She dedicated her life to help other people," Trzepacz said. "Where's the justice? This poor girl's out there helping people. She walked into a room, and if you didn't know her, you knew her by the time she left."
The Chelsea Hacker Memorial Fund was established in her honor with the hope of raising enough to name a hospital wing after her, a lasting tribute to someone who made helping others her life's work.
