SANTA FE, N.M. — Two people are dead after a vehicle hit them while they were parked on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 84/285 in Santa Fe.
The crash happened Wednesday, sometime before 7:34 a.m. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found county medical personnel treating a 74-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man for their injuries.
The woman died at the scene. The man also died after being taken to Christus St. Vincent Hospital. They haven’t been identified, pending family notification.
Investigators found a southbound vehicle left the road and struck them as they were outside of their vehicle. Alcohol doesn’t appear to be a factor.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Division is investigating the cause of the crash. The investigation is ongoing.