Chelsea Nicole Valladares, 21, and Kelli Ingle, 22, both die when their car strikes guardrail, then is struck by semi truck on I-40 near Sanders, Arizona

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, April 2, 2022

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Department of Public Safety troopers received reports of a two-vehicle fatal collision on Interstate 40, at milepost 359 near Sanders, Arizona, headed east around 11 p.m. Saturday, department spokesperson Bart Graves said.

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The car came to a stop in the middle of the road when it was hit by a semi-truck. The impact killed Valladares and Ingle was seriously hurt. She was airlifted to a Gallup hospital where she died.

People Involved: 
Chelsea Nicole Valladares
Kelli Ingle
Roadway: 
I-40