The woman who died in a single-vehicle crash near East Cheyenne Road and South Hancock Avenue has been identified. 

The Colorado Springs Police Department announced that the woman has been identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office as 81-year-old Carol Banuelos.

The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. on March 9, near the intersection of East Cheyenne Road and South Hancock Avenue regarding a single-vehicle crash. A vehicle had not made it around a right turn in the roadway, and had run off the road and struck a tree.

The driver, Banuelos, was transported from the scene to an area hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

The police department release said that investigators do not believe speed or alcohol were a factor in this crash.

Banuelos was the 15th traffic fatality of 2024 in Colorado Springs.