Two Utahns killed in single vehicle crash near Arizona/Utah boarder
Sep 18, 2023, 4:01 PM
FILE — (KSL TV)
(KSL TV)
MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — Seven people were involved in a single-vehicle crash near Littlefield, Arizona, on Saturday.
Bart Graves, Arizona’s Department of Public Safety spokesman, told KSL the crash happened on Interstate 15 at mile marker 19 at approximately 1:36 p.m.
Graves said the car was traveling southbound when it collided with the median barrier, crossed both southbound lanes, and hit a guardrail.
He said three of the seven occupants of the car were ejected. Two people died on the scene, one was flown to a St. George hospital, and the other four occupants had minor injuries and declined medical transport.
GoFundMe confirmed the identities of the two killed as Mercedes Torreblanca* and Guadalupe “Lupita” Montalvo*.
Graves said the road was closed for several hours and no other vehicles were involved in the crash. Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
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