Fund Set Up for Kids of Stamford Mom Killed in Crash

A memorial fund has been set up to benefit the two children whose mother died in a Stamford crash Oct. 18.

Angela Lopez, 34, was killed when she was struck by a car on Hope Street while standing with her husband, Rafael Escobar, as he filled their food truck's gas tank, according to police.

Lopez was rushed to Stamford Hospital for treatment but died the next day.

She leaves behind a son and daughter: 9-year-old Luis, who is in fifth grade at Scofield Magnet Middle School, and 14-year-old Angie, a freshman at Wright Technical High School, according to Stamford police.

Donations can be mailed to:

The Luis and Angie Fund
1127 High Ridge Road #165
Stamford, CT 06905

More information is available by email.

Lopez was born in El Salvador and worked as a housekeeping manager at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, according to her obituary.

Calling hours are Thursday evening at the Jehovah Shammah Church of the Nazarene and a funeral will be held Friday.

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