LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 34-year-old Pahrump man died Oct. 7 in a crash after midnight on U.S. 95, in accordance with a Thursday information launch from the Nevada Freeway Patrol.
Richard Dow Haviland was pronounced useless on the scene of the crash, which occurred close to the SR160 turnoff to Pahrump on U.S. 95 at round 12:22 a.m.
The investigation into the crash is constant, however a preliminary report signifies Haviland, who was driving a black 2018 Chevrolet Colorado pickup, collided with a black 2016 Mercedes Benz GLE SUV because the Mercedes tried to keep away from one other pickup that was stopped within the highway.
The Freeway Patrol report signifies the car stopped within the highway — a black 2005 Chevrolet Colorado pickup — was going through west throughout the roadway. The northbound Mercedes SUV swerved to keep away from the truck, crossing the middle line and immediately into the trail of the southbound truck pushed by Haviland.
Haviland’s pickup overturned on the west facet of southbound U.S. 95 on account of the collision.
A report that got here out the identical day of the crash indicated that one other driver had been airlifted by helicopter to a hospital, nevertheless it didn’t point out which car the motive force had come from. The crash closed U.S. 95 till about 7:30 a.m.
The investigation is being carried out by the Nevada State Police Freeway Patrol — Main Incident Reconstruction Crew. Nevada State Police Freeway Patrol Southern Command has investigated 48 deadly crashes leading to 49 fatalities, in accordance with the information launch.
