The Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office revealed the name of the victim of a solo crash in Santa Cruz, California, in updated reports of the car accident released on Wednesday, July 29th. Teri McNallen, 49, died from injuries sustained in the incident.
The Santa Cruz Police Department said the woman, who the coroner listed as a transient, crashed her car into a utility pole, a business, and other objects at about 3 a.m. on Monday, July 27th. McNallen was not wearing a seatbelt, and the investigators believe that speed played a role in the crash.
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The investigation into the accident is ongoing. The SCPD asked anyone with relevant and helpful information to contact Sgt. Wes Morey on the listed line.
Speed is one of the leading causes of traffic collisions in California, and it often has fatal consequences. The state’s law provides that a driver should never drive faster than it is safe for current road conditions. Also, regardless of the posted speed limit, how fast or slow a person drives should depend on various factors like the number and speed of other vehicles on the road.
The smoothness of the road’s surface, or how rough, graveled, wet, dry, narrow, or wide it is are factors. Others are whether there are bicyclists or pedestrians on the road’s edge and whether it is raining, foggy, snowing, windy or dusty. The maximum speed limit on most California highways is 65 miles per hour, and a driver can go up to 70 mph if posted.
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