The girl was recognized as Maddie Elizabeth Fletcher, a 19-year-old from Shelby, North Carolina, in accordance with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Round 9:47 a.m., the Monterey Communication Middle acquired a report of a crash, authorities mentioned. Fletcher was driving a black Honda Civic within the first lane northbound on SR-1 north of Munras Avenue. A car had been driving within the second lane to the correct aspect and behind Fletcher’s automobile when it veered into the primary lane and hit the again of the Honda Civic, CHP mentioned.
The Honda misplaced management and veered off the street, authorities mentioned, the place it then started to overturn earlier than crashing right into a tree. The automobile got here to cease on its wheels going through south on a dust embankment.
The automobile that hit Fletcher’s automobile, which was unidentified, fled the scene and continued driving northbound on SR-1, CHP mentioned. The driving force of the car has not been recognized. Authorities have no idea whether or not medication or alcohol performed a task within the crash, authorities added.
Fletcher was pronounced deceased on the scene because of deadly accidents sustained within the crash, CHP mentioned.
CHP is asking for the general public’s help in figuring out the motive force of the unidentified car. Anybody with data can contact the CHP Monterey Space Workplace at (831) 796-2160 24 hours per day or at (831) 770-8000 throughout enterprise hours.
