73-year-old man dies in rollover crash in southwest Las Vegas

By Alexis Egeland Las Vegas Review-Journal

4 years ago

Evidence at the scene showed a single vehicle left the road traveling south on Buffalo Drive at ... — Evidence at the scene showed a single vehicle left the road traveling south on Buffalo Drive at Torino just before 8 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2020, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Traffic Bureau. The vehicle overturned and came to rest approximately 100 yards later. The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and killed. (LVMPD Traffic Bureau via Twitter)

A 73-year-old man with a Pahrump address was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the southwest valley Monday night.

According to a Metropolitan Police Department news release early Tuesday, the driver of a 2010 Prius was heading south on Buffalo Drive at a high rate of speed when the car left the road and rolled several times just before 8 p.m.

The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle, the release stated. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Clark County coroner’s office will release the name of the victim after relatives have been notified.

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