THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN THE HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TWO SEMIS ON I-40 WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE LAST WEEK HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 58 YEAR OLD SHERMAN LANEY AND 56 YEAR OLD KATHY CHAPPEL. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS THEY WERE IN AN EASTBOUND BIG RIG THAT WAS SLAMMED INTO BY A WESTBOUND SEMI THAT HAD CROSSED THE DIRT MEDIAN INTO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC.
THE DRIVER OF THE WESTBOUND VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND IS CURRENTLY IN STABLE CONDITION. BCSO SAYS THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
