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Two Teens Charged With Reckless Driving After A Multi-Vehicle Crash That Killed Another Driver
Two teenagers are charged with reckless driving resulting in bodily injury or death after an accident north of Eastern Avenue and Searles Avenue early Monday morning.
The 33 old driver was pronounced dead at the hospital after sustaining injuries from the three car crash that caused his death. According to police the driver that was killed was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe and heading westbound on Searles Avenue.
The two teens, 18 year old Francisco Ruiz Ramos Jr was driving a 2011 Ram 2500 and 18 year old Alfredo Chavez Rios who was driving a 2020 GMC Sierra were driving at a high rate of speed southbound on Eastern Avenue. The Ram truck hit the side of the Chevy and rolled into a light pole. Than the Chevy was hit from behind by the GMC.
>p>Ramos and the driver of the Chevy were transported to the hospital with significant injuries. The driver of the Chevy later died of their injuries while Ramos remains in critical condition.
Rios the driver of the GMC remained at the scene and no signs of impairment were detected. He sustained only minor injuries from the crash. Police continue to investigate this crash.
This is the 101st traffic related fatality in 2024 in the LVMPD’s jurisdiction.
No more information is available at this time.
Sep 03, 2024
According to a state report, 72 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists were killed on Clark County roads by the end of 2022.
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