Las Vegas, NV (June 2, 2018) – 1 man is dead and 4 other were injured in a 2-vehicle collision at a busy intersection in Las Vegas, Saturday afternoon June 2nd. Las Vegas Fire and Rescue received reports of a fatal traffic collision that occurred just after 5:40 p.m. near the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard, just north of Charleston Boulevard. According to evidence collected at the scene and witness testimony, a 2018 Hyundai Elantra that was traveling southbound on Rainbow Boulevard as a 2007 Nissan Altima was traveling northbound on Rainbow Boulevard when the Nissan attempted to make a left turn into a private driveway, the front of the Hyundai ended up striking the right passenger’s side of the Nissan.

Initial reports indicated that only 2 people were injured with 1 person being trapped inside one of the vehicles. The driver of the Nissan Altima was identified as a 67-year old Stephen Howard, a resident of Las Vegas, who sustained moderate injuries. Also injured in the Nissan were 3 passengers, 30-year old Ashlee Weber of Lake Tahoe, CA, 63-year old Merrianne Tolbert, also of Las Vegas, and a 38-year old male from Anaheim, CA who suffered critical injuries. All 4 were transported by ambulance to Medical University Center where they were treated for moderate injuries. The unidentified male later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by medical staff. The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 28-year old Martin Joshua of Las Vegas. Joshua suffered minor injuries during the crash and remained on scene and cooperated with authorities. Both drivers exhibited no signs of impairment according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section. This crash marks the 56th traffic related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Jurisdiction since the beginning of 2018.

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