Fallon woman identified in fatal rollover on US-50A in Churchill County
A Fallon woman has been identified in a fatal rollover on US-50A that happened Nov. 16 in Churchill County, according to Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol.
Victoria Jasmin Villareal, 24, from Fallon, Nev., succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash and was pronounced deceased on-scene, according to NHP. A second adult occupant was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. Three juvenile passengers in the rear of the vehicle were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
On Nov, 16, 2023, at approximately 9:51 p.m., Nevada State Police responded to a crash at the location of US-50A at Fulkerson Road.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2006 Saturn Vue with two adult occupants and three juveniles was traveling eastbound on US-50A at Fulkerson Road.
For reasons not known at this time, the SUV left the roadway to the right onto the outside dirt shoulder, rotated counterclockwise and overturned, according to the report. Both the driver and front right passenger (two adults) were ejected from the vehicle.
The investigation is still ongoing in determining who the driver was.
Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Northern Command West M.I.R.T (Multidisciplinary Investigation & Reconstruction Team) is investigating this crash. This marks the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol, Northern Command West 42nd fatal crash, resulting in 48 fatalities for 2023.