Chapel Hill woman killed when car runs off the road in Durham

A Chapel Hill woman was killed early Monday when she drove her car off the road twice and crashed into a tree, Durham police said.

Osiel Valencia Rosales, 33, was heading south on the 6300 block of Farrington Road near Dunbrook Drive around 4:45 a.m. when her 2005 Honda Accord ran off the right side of the road, according to a news release.

She apparently over-corrected and ran off the left side of the road, crashing into a pine tree, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger, Norma Lorena Telles, 38, of Chapel Hill, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, the release said.

A preliminary investigation found alcohol and speed may have been factors in the crash, according to police.

Farrington Road was closed for about four hours while the crash was investigated.

This story was originally published October 21, 2019 at 3:24 PM.