July 17th ─ Police are investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that killed an 89-year old man after he was attempting to cross Boulder Highway at Desert Horizons Drive Saturday morning in the southeast Las Vegas valley. The collision happened just before 9:00 a.m. when Las Vegas Metropolitan Police responded to a traffic accident at the intersection of Boulder Highway and Desert Horizons Drive, near Russell Road.
Month: July 2017
July 10th ─ Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are investigating a collision that left 1 woman dead. The incident occurred around 11:40 Saturday morning when police received calls about a traffic collision involving a Chrysler 300 and a Toyota Prius near the intersection of Craig Road and Tenaya Way. According to authorities and eyewitnesses the Toyota Prius was traveling east on Craig Road when the Chrysler 300 made a left turn in front of the Toyota Prius at Tenaya Way.
July 7th ─ Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) say they have arrested a man for his involvement with a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a woman Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. near Interstate 215 and Sunset Road. According to authorities, a Ford F-150 pickup truck, driven by a male driver, was heading south on the 215 and Sunset Road off-ramp while a Toyota Camry was passing through the intersection traveling west on Sunset Road. Eyewitnesses told troopers that the Ford pickup ran a red light and struck the passenger side of the Toyota Camry. The Ford then rolled over and hit a concrete median landing right-side up. The driver of the Toyota Camry was identified as 22-year old Savannah Aguilar, of Las Vegas. Aguilar was transported to a local hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
July 7th ─ One of two suspects is under arrest in connection with a fatal collision between a stolen pickup truck and 2 other vehicles in west Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon. That suspect was identified by Metro Police as 26-year old Oriana Leausa of Arizona. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. on Fort Apache Road between Charleston Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. According to Metro Police, the 2 suspects, Leausa and a male suspect believed to be her boyfriend, had met with an individual off Craigslist who was selling a gray BMW at an unspecified parking lot.
July 1st ─ a collision between two vehicles resulted in the death of a woman Saturday morning. The incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. when Metro police responded to calls of a collision between a 2005 Dodge Caravan and a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. The incident occurred at the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue. According to investigators and eyewitnesses, a blue 2005 Dodge Caravan was traveling south on Jones Blvd while a black 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup was traveling west on Hacienda Avenue. The Dodge Caravan was crossing the intersection when the Chevrolet pickup collided with the driver’s side of the Dodge Caravan. The Chevrolet pickup spun around leaving the road and struck a utility pole. The accident caused the Chevrolet pickup to overturn coming to rest on its roof on Hacienda Avenue. The female driver of the Dodge Caravan was transported to University Medical Center Trauma Unit where she was pronounced dead.