New Mexico State Police said two people died during a two-vehicle crash south of Carlsbad Friday night.
Rycke Underwood, 31, of Quitman, Texas died when the car he drove crashed into an SUV near the intersection of Kircher Street and San Jose Boulevard around 10 p.m., read a news release from New Mexico State Police.
Bernice Duque, 52, of Loving and a 13-year-old girl were passengers in the SUV driven by a 53-year-old man, State police said in the news release.
The names of the driver and girl were not released to the media by officials.
The driver of the SUV, Duque and the girl suffered unknown injuries in the crash and were taken to an area hospital. Duque and the girl were later transported to a Texas hospital. Duque died from her injuries; the press release indicated.
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Carlsbad City Councilors approved a zoning change consolidating nearly an acre of land on Old Cavern Highway Tuesday night.
BES Properties asked for the change from Residential 1 District (R-1) to Commercial 2 District (C-2) to join two properties at 109 Old Cavern Highway, read a Carlsbad City Council document.
City Planner Jeff Patterson said BES planned to use the land to extend a commercial yard.
Patterson said the piece of property is just west of BES Properties current location.
The Residential 1 District is intended to accommodate moderate density single-family residential development and to provide land-use protection for areas that develop in such a manner. There shall be a maximum of one primary residence per lot for R-1 Residential District Zoning, per City of Carlsbad planning regulations.