NEWBERRY SPRINGS, CA, (July 05, 2026) – A 66-year-old Madera woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Newberry Springs.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Elvira Nemenzo was riding as a rear passenger in a Honda traveling north on Interstate 15 when the vehicle was rear-ended by a Porsche at approximately 12:10 p.m.
The CHP said in a statement that as traffic slowed, the driver of the Porsche failed to reduce speed in time and struck the rear of the Honda. The crash occurred near Harvard Road.
Nemenzo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other occupants of the Honda, including a child, were hospitalized with major injuries. The driver of the Porsche and another passenger in the Honda sustained injuries described as non-life-threatening.
