Ashley Lupenheke, 25, killed in single-vehicle crash on 215 Beltway near North Durango Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada
NHP: Woman ejected, killed in DUI related crash
A 21-year-old woman driving a 2010 Chevy Impala lost control of the vehicle and veered into the center median causing the car to spin out and roll over, according to NHP Trooper Jason Buratczuk.
Highway patrol identifies woman ejected after crash on 215 Beltway
She was 25-year-old Ashley Lupenheke of Henderson, Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Chelsea Stuenkel said.
Lupenheke was traveling on the 215 Beltway near North Fifth Street when her Honda veered onto the south dirt shoulder. She overcorrected to the right, causing the car to rotate clockwise, return to the roadway and become airborne, Stuenkel said. The car then fell into a water channel, landing on its top.
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