NHP: Two die in Highway 50 crash Thursday in Stagecoach
UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol confirms two fatalities in a crash that happened Thursday afternoon in Lyon County on Highway 50 at Cheyenne Drive in Stagecoach.
The crash happened at around 3 p.m. and involved a Honda Civic and a Ford pickup. Highway 50 was closed in both direction and reopened later Thursday night. The names of the victims have not been released. NHP is investigating the cause of the crash.
UPDATE: 230PM FRIDAY: The following is a news release of the preliminary investigation sent by the Nevada Highway Patrol.
On Thursday February 15, 2018 at approximately 3:00 PM, Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a serious injury crash on US-50 at the intersection of Cheyenne Trail in Stagecoach (between Dayton and Silver Springs) involving two vehicles.
Preliminary investigation shows that a black 1997 Honda Civic coupe was traveling southbound on Cheyenne Trail, north of US-50. A silver 2012 Ford F-350 pickup was traveling westbound on US-50, east of Cheyenne Trail. The driver of the black Honda failed to yield the right-of-way to the westbound silver Ford pickup and entered the intersection with US-50.
The front of the silver Ford pickup struck the driver’s side of the black Honda coupe in the westbound travel lane. Unfortunately, the driver and passenger of the Honda (Stacie Ochoa, 18 year old Stagecoach resident and a 17 year old female juvenile) succumbed to the injuries they sustained in the crash and were pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and passenger of the Ford F-350 were treated for claimed injuries. Impairment is not suspected in this crash.
If you were a witness to this incident, or have any information regarding this collision, please contact Trooper Chris Kelly of the Nevada Highway Patrol Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) at 775-687-9649 or ckelly@dps.state.nv.us NHP Case #180201466.