A street in Mission now has a new name.

Laredo Street was renamed as Sandra Coronado Street during a Friday ceremony in honor of a dispatcher with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office who died on her way to work in 2018.

Coronado grew up in the same block as the street that’s now named after her.

“She always walked in the beginning of her shift with a positive attitude, and she had a contagious smile,” Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said. “She was very committed to her job, t's a tremendous honor to have something named after her."

Coronado died in December 2018 when she was struck by another driver on her way to work.

The man who hit her was convicted on a charge of intoxication manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison. 

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Coronado’s family spent the last three years working to have the street renamed, but the pandemic made it hard to get a petition signed.

"She was an awesome person, and I'm honored that her name is up there," Coronado's mother — Marylou Coronado — said. "She would do anything for anybody. She was the most wonderful daughter a parent could ever have. She was always there for her brother's and sister's, she was caring and loving."

Coronado's family said they're still trying to come to terms with their loss.

And now, according to Marylou, Coronado's legacy will live on in the street she called home for many years.

"This makes me feel good that she is going to be remembered forever now," Marylou said.