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Speed, impairment suspected in fatal North Las Vegas crash

Updated September 14, 2023 - 10:06 am

A man was killed in a crash early Wednesday morning in North Las Vegas.

The man was speeding north in an Acura SUV just before 3 a.m. on North 5th Street near East Cheyenne Avenue when his vehicle left the road and rolled over several times, according to a statement from the North Las Vegas Police Department.

Police said the driver was thrown from the SUV into a construction site and died at the scene.

Speed and impairment was suspected to have caused the crash.

The Clark County coroner’s office identified the driver as Anthony Orona, 22, of Las Vegas.

Anyone with information may call North Las Vegas police at 702-633-9111.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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