Motorist killed, 2 injured in 3-vehicle crash near downtown
A motorist was killed and two other people were injured in a three-vehicle crash in central Las Vegas late Sunday, authorities said.
Las Vegas police Lt. David Gordon said police were called about 11 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a sport utility vehicle at Bonanza Road and Las Vegas Boulevard. The driver in that accident then fled and ran a red light at Bonanza and Martin Luther King Boulevard, causing a three-vehicle crash.
A preliminary report said a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban was westbound on Bonanza at Martin Luther King when it failed to stop for a red light. It struck a 2018 Nissan Altima northbound on Martin Luther King , forcing it into a 2017 BMW headed the same direction.
All three drivers were taken to University Medical Center, where the driver of the Suburban died, police said.
The death was the 70th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
The Clark County coroner’s office will release the name of the deceased driver after relatives have been notified.
The intersection was closed overnight.
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