Woman killed in suspected DUI crash on Labor Day identified
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the woman who was killed in a head-on suspected DUI crash on Labor Day.
She was 64-year-old Susan Villella of Las Vegas, the coroner’s office said.
Her cause and manner of death had not been determined as of Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were called to Farm Road and North Tenaya Way around 7:31 a.m. after Villella’s 2012 Toyota Prius was struck head-on by a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, police said, adding that they believe the Tahoe was driving on the wrong side of the road at the time of the crash.
Villella died at the scene, police said. The driver of the Tahoe, 27-year-old Alejandro Carrion, was taken to University Medical Center with minor injuries and arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Carrion told police he left a PT’s tavern after a night of bar hopping and believes he fell asleep behind the wheel, according to an arrest report released Tuesday. Officers found mushrooms and suspected cocaine in his pocket.
Carrion is being held at the Clark County Detention Center on $8,000 bail on charges of DUI resulting in death, reckless driving resulting in death, two counts of drug possession, not wearing a seat belt, failure to maintain lanes and driving without a license.
His next court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday.
Contact Alexis Ford at aford@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexisdford on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report.
