Prescott, AZ : Embry Riddle Aeronautical University student dead after a six-car accident in Prescott on Tuesday morning, Aug 25, 2015
A student at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University is dead after a six-car accident in Prescott.
Prescott police identified the victim of Tuesday morning’s crash as 19-year-old Khrystyna Gavryushenko of Oxnard, California.
Embry Riddle officials say she was entering her sophomore year and majoring in aviation business administration.
Investigators say the car driven by Gavryushenko collided with another a vehicle traveling in the same direction in the adjacent lane.
The two cars veered into oncoming traffic with Gavryushenko’s vehicle colliding head-on with a sedan and then getting struck by a pickup truck.
Police say Gavryushenko was pronounced dead at the scene.
The drivers of two other vehicles were taken to different hospitals for treatment of serious injuries.
Police say it’s believed excessive speed may have played a role in the crash.
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