Thursday, March 20, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
Lorali Petree, 30, was pronounced dead after Tuesday night's wreck.
Her car was hit head-on by an oncoming van on El Rancho Drive and Petree received fatal head and chest injuries when her vehicle ran down an embankment.
The driver of the van, Elizabeth Alvardo, 39, of Sparks was slightly injured. The Washoe County sheriff's office said a mechanical problem may have caused her vehicle to swerve into the oncoming car. No citations have been issued.
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