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Fatal accident leads to DUI near Craig Road in Las Vegas
A driver who had tried to flee the scene after hitting a motorcyclist in North Las Vegas was arrested on suspicion of impairment, the city’s police department announced in a news release on Monday. The police stated that the crash had occurred on Friday morning at 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of Craig Road and Vandenberg Drive, which was west of Lamb Boulevard. According to a preliminary investigation, the motorcyclist had been traveling east on Craig Road when the driver of a Dodge Challenger made a left turn in front of the bike and collided with it. The motorcyclist, a woman believed to be in her late 40s, was immediately taken to University Medical Center’s trauma center with serious injuries.
On Sunday, the police were informed that the woman had been pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the Challenger was identified as 31-year-old Robert McKinney II. The police stated that he had ”attempted to flee the scene on foot” after the crash, but was quickly apprehended by officers. McKinney was then booked into the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center on multiple charges, including DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm and/or death, hit and run-related charges, and other traffic-related charges.
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Feb 20, 2024
Speeding was responsible for an average of 30 deaths per day in 2022, resulting in a total of 11,000 traffic-related fatalities. It was a factor in 29 percent of all deaths on Nevada roads that year. This alarming statistic stresses the importance of following speed limits and driving safely.
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