Two Carson City residents identified in Wednesday's fatal crash on I-580
The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two Carson City residents who died in a wrong way crash early Wednesday morning in Carson City.
The two are 36-year-old Alejandra Hernandez Valtierra and 48-year-old Viola Santoyo Huizar. Both died at the scene.
The crash, which happened at 4:51 a.m., involved two vehicles. One of the vehicles, a car that was going the wrong way — northbound in the southbound lane, struck another vehicle, killing both drivers, according to Nevada State Police.
I-580 southbound near Snyder Avenue and Fairview Boulevard was closed for several hours as part of the investigation.
Nevada State Police is conducting an investigation. We will update with more information when it becomes available.