Baby dies in crash near Fernley

FERNLEY -- A 1-year-old Silver Springs girl was killed in a rear-end accident near Fernley, authorities said.

The Nevada Highway Patrol said the baby was properly restrained in the back seat of a 1988 Honda driven by her mother, Amanda Pinell, 27.

Troopers said Pinell had stopped to make a left turn and was rear-ended by a Dodge pickup truck driven by Lauri Sikora, 25, of Fallon.

The accident occurred around 4 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 95 Alternate three miles south of Fernley.

An investigation continued Monday.

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