Woman killed in 2-car crash in southeast Las Vegas ID’d

By Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 21, 2018 - 4:55 pm

Updated March 21, 2018 - 10:13 pm

A Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner vehicle parked at headquarters at 1704 Pinto Lane in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

The woman who was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in the southeast Las Vegas Valley has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Jien Jasmin Chavez Perez, 28, died after her Honda rear-ended another vehicle that was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Pecos and Russell roads, police said.

Her death was the 24th traffic-related death in the Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction this year.

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