Woman dies in car crash near Searchlight
A woman died in a car crash near Searchlight early Friday.
At 12:53 a.m, the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the crash at northbound U.S. Highway 95 and mile marker 35, just north of Searchlight, about 57 miles south of Las Vegas.
In a statement, NHP said the crash involved “a single vehicle that was involved in a roll-over crash. One adult female has been confirmed deceased on scene.”
The preliminary investigation indicates that a gray 2005 Toyota Matrix sedan was northbound on U.S. 95 approaching mile marker 35 when the driver failed to maintain the travel lane and entered the dirt center median. The driver then overcorrected right and re-entered the roadway, traveling across both travel lanes and entering the right dirt shoulder. The vehicle then struck an embankment while rotating clockwise, ejecting the unrestrained driver from the vehicle.
Dakota Ann Borders, 35, of Bullhead City, Arizona, succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash and was pronounced deceased on scene.
The investigation is being conducted by NHP’s Traffic Homicide Unit.