Kevin MacMillan
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November 29, 2012
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Tahoe City woman, 25, killed in Highway 89 rollover

TAHOE CITY — One local woman was killed and another severely injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Iuliana Leonte, 25, of Tahoe City was traveling at about 40-45 mph northbound in a 2002 Jeep on Highway 89 north of Fairway Drive at about 7:45 a.m. Monday when she lost control during a “sweeping right turn in the roadway,” according to Truckee CHP. The Jeep turned to the left, crossing both lanes, then left the west side of the road and overturned into two pine trees bordering the highway, according to CHP. The …

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