Victim’s name from fatal crash near Merritt released
MERRITT – The coroner's office has released the name of the Coquitlam passenger who died in a fatal car accident near Merritt on Sunday.
She was Elizabeth Joan Savoie, 27.
The driver of the vehicle, a Mazda 3 rolled the car several times before it rested in a ditch. The accident took place around 7 p.m. and closed the highway for several hours.
A second occupant, a 30-year-old male was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
Speed and alcohol were ruled out as crash factors.
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