Authorities Identify Salinas Woman Killed In Crash Near Pyramid Lake
CASTAIC (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Tuesday identified a 57-year-old woman who was killed after a car went off the side of a freeway near Pyramid Lake.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, a 2010 Chevy Malibu ended up about 100 feet off the freeway down a ditch, just west of the southbound 5 Freeway, according to California Highway Patrol.
Upon their arrival, officers pronounced Rosa Silva Torres, of Salinas, dead at the scene.
Four other people -- between the ages of 4 and 22 -- were critically injured in the accident.
A preliminary investigation revealed the driver lost control of the vehicle as no skid marks were visible in the area.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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