Falisha Leuppe, 43, pronounced dead after crashing into semi-truck while driving wrong way on I-40 in McKinley County, New Mexico

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Wrong-way driver killed in crash

According to McKinley County Undersheriff James Maiorano III, Metro Dispatch received a call about a car going westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-40. A few seconds after that initial call, Metro Dispatch received another call where the caller said the car had crashed into a semi-truck.

People Involved: 
Falisha Leuppe
Roadway: 
I-40