MONTEREY — A 19-year-old woman from North Carolina was killed in a hit-and-run collision on State Route 1 on Sunday, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol.
The woman was identified as Maddie Elizabeth Fletcher, a 19-year-old from Shelby, North Carolina, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 9:47 a.m., the Monterey Communication Center received a report of a crash, authorities said. Fletcher was driving a black Honda Civic in the first lane northbound on SR-1 north of Munras Avenue. A vehicle had been driving in the second lane to the right side and behind Fletcher’s car when it veered into the first lane and hit the back of the Honda Civic, CHP said.
The Honda lost control and veered off the road, authorities said, where it then began to overturn before crashing into a tree. The car came to stop on its wheels facing south on a dirt embankment.
