
State Police Lt. Robert McDonald said 17-year-old Mary Porter was pronounced dead at an El Paso hospital Thursday at about 2 p.m. from injuries sustained in the accident.
McDonald said Porter was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by 19-year-old Miranda Bencomo, also of Deming.
Bencomo was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer north on Lewis Flats Road near Bosque Road when she lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over and came to rest on its side.
Porter was ejected during the rollover and found lying unresponsive nearby.
Bencomo was standing by Porter when officers arrived, and was transported by ambulance to the Deming hospital along with Porter.Porter was then flown to El Paso.
McDonald said neither girl was wearing a seatbelt.Alcohol was not a factor in the accident.