Chapman University Student Killed in Dune Buggy Crash During Film Shoot

Chapman University Student Killed in Dune Buggy Crash During Film Shoot
Aerial views of the desert area between the Colorado River and Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea, Imperial Valley, on Aug. 8, 2009. Brent Stirton/Getty Images
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A 29-year-old Chapman University cinematography student was killed in a dune buggy crash during a film shoot in Imperial Valley, California, on April 15.

Peng Wang, a third-year graduate student, was partially ejected from a 2022 Can-Am Maverick UTV in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area located in the southeast corner of California when the vehicle overturned while moving along the side of a sand dune.