On September 20, 2020, at approximately 12:25 a.m., deputies of the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office, along with fire/rescue and Banner medics, responded to Indian Lakes Road north of Leter Road for a report of a single-vehicle accident with a victim pinned under the vehicle.
The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene. Miya Bentsen, age 18, of Fallon. Miya’s family and friends arranged a roadside memorial in her honor soon after the accident. It was a place that they all could go to grieve and remember her. Last month Miya’s memorial site on Indian Lakes Rd. caught fire and most of the site was destroyed. Not knowing if it was accidental or vandalism her family built a new memorial for her in the same location. The family reached out to the community via social media asking for any information regarding who might have seen or witnessed the fire. Even going as far as to offering a reward for information.
With no new information on the fire, the family of Miya Bentsen now prepares themselves for the sentencing of the driver of the crash, Brent Smith on May 4, 2021.
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