Man killed in crash on US95 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas

Just after 11:15 a.m., John Craft, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from his 1980 Ford Shay classic 1929 replica after he was rear-ended by a Chrysler Town and Country on northbound U.S. Highway 95, at mile marker 11, near Mercury, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The impact redirected Craft’s vehicle, which had a trailer attached, into the left unpaved shoulder of the highway, striking a dirt embankment. He died at the scene, the Highway Patrol said.

His death marked the 15th fatal crash investigated this year by the agency in Southern Nevada.

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