Replace: Court docket information present that Michelle Cardenas, who was going through DUI-related fees within the crash, has died.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One lady is useless and one other lady is going through DUI-related fees after a crash Wednesday night in southwest Las Vegas.
The crash was reported at 5:45 p.m. on South Hualapai Manner, north of West Flamingo Highway and concerned two autos. In accordance with Las Vegas Metropolitan police, a 51-year-old lady in a Toyota Prius exited a personal drive on Hualapai and traveled north earlier than making a U-turn to get onto southbound Hualapai the place her automobile was struck by a lady driving a Buick Encore, inflicting the Buick to overturn.
Police stated each ladies have been transported to UMC’s Trauma Unit however the 51-year-old lady was pronounced useless shortly after arriving. The opposite driver, who was recognized by police as 29-year-old Michelle Cardenas, of Huntington Park, California confirmed indicators of impairment and was positioned underneath arrest at UMC.
Clark County Detention Middle information present Cardenas is going through fees of DUI and reckless driving leading to dying. She is scheduled to make and preliminary look in courtroom on Thursday, Nov. 7.
The identification of the lady who died can be launched by the Clark County Coroner’s workplace. Metro stated she was the 134th traffic-related fatality in its jurisdiction for 2024.
