Authorities identified 62-year-old Genie Baruh, from Markleeville, as the woman who lost her life after her car fell into the Carson River on May 15 in Douglas County.
Officers quickly responded to the area of State Route 88 near Douglas County mile marker 3 shortly after 4 p.m. in response to a car crash. According to the investigation reports, a driver of a white Ford Escape was heading south on SR-88 near mile marker 3 behind a black Hyundai Sonata.
For unknown reasons, the driver of the Ford slammed on the brakes, causing the car to slide and drift right. The front of the Ford rear-ended the Hyundai and the Ford entered the dirt on the side of the road.
After that, it struck a fence, plunged into the west fork of the Carson River and rolled over. The driver of the Ford, 62-year-old Genie Baruh, was rushed to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. No other details are made available.
The crash remains under review.
May 26, 2022
Source: News 4 & Fox 11