{"id":1440,"date":"2019-11-05T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2019-11-05T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:40:52","slug":"street-named-after-fallen-trooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/05\/street-named-after-fallen-trooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Named After Fallen Trooper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-05-at-10.39.17-AM-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-05-at-10.39.17-AM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-05-at-10.39.17-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-05-at-10.39.17-AM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-05-at-10.39.17-AM.png 1911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo By Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Trooper-Moises_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Wednesday, the community joined to pay tribute to State Trooper Moises Sanchez, as Edinburg and Hidalgo County officials renamed the street where he was shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trooper Sanchez died in August, four months after he was shot in the line of duty at the intersection of 10th St. and 107. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An expansion of 10th from 107 to Montecristo Rd. will now be known as Trooper Moises Sanchez Boulevard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hidalgo County precinct 4 Chief of Staff, Jennifer Culbertson explains how renaming the street after the trooper is a community product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cWe had so many people work on this project. It truly is a community project, and again, it\u2019s the reason why it is so fitting for this Boulevard to be named Moises Sanchez-Trooper Moises Sanchez Boulevard. Because this was a community project, a community effort and he is the embodiment of that.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> For the first time since her husband\u2019s death, Ivonne Sanchez speaks out to thank the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThank you to everybody that made it out today as you can see, our hearts are still very heavy.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> Zachary Sanchez, son of the fallen trooper says he prays that the street is a reminder of all fallen heroes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cI pray that not only do we remember my father, but we remember all of our brothers and sisters in blue. 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