Local teacher killed in crash on Highway 156 Thursday night

UPDATE 9/11/15: The Carmel Unified School District has confirmed a middle school teacher was killed during a crash Thursday night on Highway 156 in Castroville.

The district said Nancy Fowler, a music teacher at Carmel Middle School since 2004, was killed.

District leaders said they plan to have counseling resources available for staff and students as they grieve.

PREVIOUS STORY: One woman is dead after a collision on SR-156 in Castroville.

According to CHP, it happened just before 10:00p.m. on Thursday night when a woman traveling eastbound in a 2003 Ford Focus veered off the roadway to the right shoulder. Her vehicle overturned and continued to move east before it collided into a guardrail.

The driver, identified as Nancy Fowler was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. According to CHP officers, they believe she may have been a teacher at Carmel Middle School.

It is unknown whether alcohol and/or drugs were a factor. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.