A memorial to two Fallon residents who died in a crash has been erected at the site next to the V-line canal.
Photo by Steve Ranson.
A small memorial has been erected for two Fallon residents who died in a crash at McLean and Casey roads the morning of Oct. 16.
According to a report issued by the Nevada State Police on Oct. 19, officers responded to a crash at about 9:52 a.m. that killed the driver Sheryl Evans, 73, and passenger Christopher Jenkins, 42, both from Fallon.
NSP’s preliminary investigation reports a 2006 Pontiac sedan was traveling eastbound on Casey Road and was approaching the intersection. As a 1997 semi-trailer truck was traveling northbound and approaching the intersection, a Pontiac with two passengers failed to stop at the stop sign and entered into the path of the semi-trailer.
Churchill County Sheriff Richard Hickox said initial callers reported the passenger car had come to rest in the canal and was occupied. Hickox said bystanders tried to rescue the vehicle’s occupants.
“The semi-truck struck the right side of the Pontiac, and the Pontiac sedan was pushed into a water canal,” he said in a posting.
The NSP said the two occupants died on the scene.
In addition to the NSP, Hickox said the Churchill County Sheriff's Office, the Fallon Police Department, Fallon-Churchill Fire Department and Banner Churchill paramedics also responded.
The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Northern Command West Multidisciplinary Investigation & Reconstruction Team is investigating. This marks the Northern Command’s 39th fatal crash resulting in 45 deaths in 2023.