Family, friends remember Uber driver killed by suspected drunk driver

Memorial held for Uber driver struck, killed by suspected drunk driver in Gilbert

Family and friends gathered to remember Nicole Snell who was killed while driving an Uber by a 35-year-old suspected drunk driver who was speeding through a red light in Gilbert.

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Family and friends came together today to remember Nicole Snell.

The backstory:

She was the Uber driver killed during a ride last weekend, along with her passenger, after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. 

Services were held in Chandler on Sept. 28 for the 35-year-old.

Snell's family said she was on her last ride of the night and was only two miles from home when she died in a crash last weekend.

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"So many people loved Nikky, and adored her and her dog Bernini," a family member said during the memorial service.

Police said Snell was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver who ran a red light. The impact of the collision caused her car to hit a pole, killing both Snell and her passenger, identified as 33-year-old Marisa Jorgenson.

What they're saying:

Loved ones remember Snell as kind, caring, and full of life.

"She was a butterfly. She was so beautiful, and we remember her the way she'd want us to remember her," a speaker said.

Snell is remembered as a free spirit who loved to travel. She also worked as a dental assistant and dog groomer.

What's next:

Gilbert police say the 35-year-old male driver, whose name has not yet been made public, will be arrested once released from the hospital.