Pedestrian in Wheelchair Killed by Truck Desert Inn & Eastern Intersection
November 22, 2017 | Filed under: Wrongful Death
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal collision involving a wheelchair-bound pedestrian and a pickup truck near the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Eastern Avenue Monday evening, Nov. 20th. According to LVMPD Fatal Detail unit, evidence at the scene and a witness statement say the pedestrian in the wheelchair was crossing several lanes of traffic on Desert Inn Road, outside of a marked crosswalk, when he was struck by a 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT truck traveling eastbound on Desert Inn Road just before 7:30 p.m.
A 3-year old girl is dead and 3 other children were injured when the driver of the semi-truck reportedly made an illegal left turn resulting in a crash on northbound Interstate 15 (I-15) Sunday afternoon, Nov. 19th. Nevada Highway Patrol were summoned to respond to an accident involving a blue Volvo semi-truck hauling a trailer and a red 2005 Kia van around 4:00 p.m. near mile marker 77 on I-15 in the Moapa River Indian Reservation. 
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating whether speed factored into a fatal motorcycle crash that left a 32-year old man dead in the northwest valley Thursday night, Nov 9th. The incident occurred when LVMPD officers responded to a single-vehicle collision in front of Hecklethorn Elementary School, 5150 Whispering Sands Drive, near Jones Boulevard and Grand Teton Drive, just before 11:00 p.m. 
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a 2-vehicle collision in the west valley that left 2 women, both from Colorado, hospitalized, 1 in critical condition early Monday morning, Nov. 13th. The incident occurred just after 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Durango Drive and involved a Chevrolet Suburban and Pontiac G6. The Pontiac G6 was traveling east on Sahara Avenue when it was struck on the driver’s side by the Chevy Suburban that ran a red light at the intersection. The impact sent both vehicles into the intersection. LVMPD officers arrived to find the two female victims trapped inside their vehicle. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department arrived to extricate the 2 women using the Jaws of Life.
The Carson City School District Superintendent has released a statement after 7 teenagers were hospitalized after a single-vehicle roll over crash n Kings Canyon in Carson City Thursday night, Nov. 9th. The incident occurred just before 11:00 p.m. when Cason City Sheriff’s Department was summoned to respond to a single-vehicle collision. Sheriffs arrived to find 7 teenagers inside a Dodge Nitro SUV which had been involved in a roll over. 5 teens were not wearing seat belts, 2 were ejected with life-threatening injuries. 
