LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 20-year-old man who was allegedly impaired was arrested following a crash within the south Las Vegas valley that left one individual lifeless and injured a number of others, in response to police.
Round midnight, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division (LVMPD) responded to the deadly crash close to south Maryland Parkway and Sahara Avenue.
In keeping with police, proof and witness statements indicated {that a} 2009 Dodge Journey was touring southbound on Maryland Parkway at an excessively excessive pace. In the meantime, a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox was heading eastbound on Sahara Avenue and tried to make a proper flip at a purple gentle, police mentioned.
The Dodge, reportedly touring at a “reckless” pace, crashed into the rear of the Chevrolet, LVMPD mentioned. The influence brought on the Chevrolet to veer westward, overturning a number of occasions. In the course of the rollover, one passenger was ejected from the car and landed on the sidewalk, police mentioned.
The Dodge rotated and got here to a cease within the journey lanes of Maryland Parkway.
Emergency medical personnel arrived and regardless of their efforts, the ejected passenger from the Chevrolet was pronounced lifeless on the scene. The opposite passengers within the Chevrolet had been taken to a close-by hospital with minor accidents.
The driving force of the Dodge, recognized as Giraldo Salas-Chacon, 20, additionally sustained minor accidents and was taken to a hospital. LVMPD officers mentioned he confirmed indicators of impairment and was later arrested and, booked into the Clark County Detention Heart on prices associated to the crash.
The crash is at the moment nonetheless below investigation.
The passenger’s demise marked the a hundred and fifty fifth traffic-related fatality within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division’s jurisdiction for 2024.
