LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person is lifeless following a crash that began when a tractor made an unlawful U-turn close to I-15, based on Nevada State police.
On Nov. 22, round 5 p.m., the Nevada State Freeway Patrol responded to a crash close to I-15, Mile Marker 78, about 24 miles north of the Las Vegas Speedway exit.
The NSP reported {that a} 2022 Freightliner tractor-trailer stopped within the northbound proper lane of I-15 to make an unlawful U-turn.
A silver 2020 Peterbilt truck slowed for site visitors, adopted by a black 2020 Peterbilt. Nonetheless, police stated an Isuzu NRR field truck tried to alter lanes however collided with the black Peterbilt trailer, then slid into the silver Peterbilt trailer and overturned.
Each Peterbilt vans partially pulled off the highway, whereas the Isuzu got here to relaxation the other way up on the silver Peterbilt’s trailer.
The Isuzu driver, Ivan Trodosechky Paniagua Martinez, a 42-year-old man from Pasadena, California, sustained extreme accidents and was pronounced lifeless on the scene, police stated.
NSP stated the Freightliner waited for site visitors to clear and left southbound by a restricted median.
The Nevada State Police Freeway Patrol Southern Command has investigated 68 deadly crashes, leading to 76 fatalities, in 2024.
