LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Funeral services for late Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo will remain private because of capacity restrictions intended to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Trujillo was hit and killed by a minivan last month while walking her dogs.
Community members will be able to attend the Saturday funeral procession from Baca’s Funeral Chapel to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary before the private rosary and funeral Mass, The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Tuesday.
The procession is scheduled to leave the chapel at 9:20 a.m. and arrive at the cathedral at 9:30 a.m. Mourners are expected to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines, such as social distancing and wearing masks.
Trujillo was school superintendent in New Mexico’s second-largest city of Las Cruces and a former leader of the state Public Education Department.
No charges are being filed against the driver of the vehicle that struck her after investigators determined it was traveling within a safe range of speed and Trujillo was walking in the roadway, authorities said.
The rosary and funeral Mass will be livestreamed by Las Cruces Public Schools. Private, graveside burial services are scheduled for Monday.
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