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DUI Suspected In Deadly Crash On Las Vegas Blvd
Late Saturday night police were called to an accident scene on South Las Vegas Boulevard at the intersection of east Pyle Avenue.
According to police a Nissan Rouge was traveling in the right lane, northbound on Las Vegas Blvd. while a Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling southbound in the left turn lane. The Jeep failed to yield crossing into the Nissan’s path at the Pyle Avenue intersection. colliding with the Nissan’s right side.
Both driver’s were taken to local hospitals for their injuries. The driver of the Nissan had life threatening injuries and was pronounced dead the hospital. The driver of the Jeep only had minor injuries and showed sings of impairment.
The driver of the Jeep, Walter Quijano 48 was arrested for DUI resulting in death and was booked into the Clark County Jail with his first court appearance on Monday.
This is the 93rd traffic related death this year in the LVMPD,s jurisdiction.
No more information is available at this time.
Aug 18, 2024
Recent statistics show that truck collisions accounted for nearly 8% of traffic deaths in Nevada and a much greater portion of injuries compared to other vehicles.
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