Authorities identified 21-year-old Chelsea Nicole Valladares and 22-year-old Kelli Ingle as the two Grand Canyon University students who were killed following a traffic collision Saturday on Interstate 40.
The fatal two-vehicle crash took place on Interstate 40 a little after 11 p.m. on April 2 near Arizona’s border with New Mexico. According to the investigation reports, the students were traveling east on I-40 when the driver veered left and struck a guardrail. The vehicle blocked the one lane when it finally came to a rest, but a tractor-trailer struck it.
On arrival, medical personnel rushed the driver to a hospital in Gallup, New Mexico with critical injuries. The passenger succumbed to their injuries at the scene. On Thursday, the GCU identified the two victims as 21-year-old Valladares and 22-year-old Ingle, a senior with ties to Albuquerque. The two victims were said to be roommates. No further details were provided.
An investigation continues.
April 8, 2022
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