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Woman Killed in Traffic Collision on the Nipomo Mesa was Allan Hancock College
Student
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Jeff Williams on March 12,2010 7:00am
 
AN ARROYO GRANDE WOMAN KILLED IN A TRAFFIC COLLISION ON THE NIPOMO MESA HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED.. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 20 YEAR OLD ALICIA CARRERAS, A
STUDENT AT ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE, WAS DRIVING NORTH ON STANTON ROAD SOUTH OF LYN
ROAD AT AROUND 3AM THURSDAY WHEN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, HER CAR WENT OFF THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE..  THE CRASH WASN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL
SOMEONE PASSED BY ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER.. CARRERAS, WHO WAS ALONE IN
THE NISSAN MAXIMA WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.. ALTHOUGH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
ARE NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE COLLISION, THE C-H-P IS STILL
AWAITING TOXOCOLOGY RESULTS.