Clovis resident dies in single vehicle crash

CHAVES COUNTY — A Clovis resident was killed Wednesday night in a single vehicle crash northeast of Roswell, according to the New Mexico State Police.

Laura Curtis, 58, was the driver of a 2013 Chevrolet traveling west on U.S. 70, according to the release. For reasons unknown to the NMSP, the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Curtis sustained fatal injuries in the crash, and was pronounced deceased on the scene.

The release stated seatbelts did not appear to have been properly utilized.