Two killed in Santa Fe County highway crash
Two people died in a crash on U.S. Highway 84/285 in Santa Fe County on Wednesday morning, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responding to the scene found a 74-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man who had been struck while outside their parked vehicle on the shoulder of the highway.
The sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched at 7:34 a.m. and arrived to find medical personnel treating the two with injuries. The woman died at the scene. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Officials said preliminary information shows a vehicle was traveling southbound when it left the road and struck the two people.
SFCSO said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash. The investigation is active.
