Man, 68, died after collision last week, Las Vegas police say
A 68-year-old man has died after a crash last week in the east Las Vegas Valley, police said Tuesday.
Officers were called to reports of a crash involving two vehicles about 5:10 p.m. Friday near Maryland Parkway and Laguna Avenue, south of Sahara Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the man who died as 68-year-old Jose Alvarez, of Las Vegas. Metro had identified him as a 69-year-old.
Alvarez, who was driving one of the vehicles, was seriously injured and died about five hours after the crash at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, although police didn’t announce his death until Tuesday morning.
Investigators determined that a 22-year-old man driving a 2015 Dodge Ram was traveling south on Maryland when the man driving a 2016 Toyota Corolla turned left onto the road in front of the pickup, police said. The front of the truck struck the driver’s side of the Toyota.
Alvarez’s death marked the 39th traffic-related fatality this year investigated by Metro, police said. The coroner’s office ruled his death an accident.
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