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Drug use suspected as reason for accident with fatality in Las Vegas
An 18-year-old was suspected in a fatal DUI collision in the northwest valley on Sunday, according to information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Police said the driver was ”suspected of consuming marijuana” prior to the collision on Lake Mead Boulevard and Sawyer Avenue, just east of Decatur Boulevard. ”That driver was driving recklessly, lost control of his vehicle, went head-on into another vehicle, killing its passenger,” Sgt. Richard Rundell said in a video posted to the LVMPD Traffic Bureau’s social media pages after the crash. In a news release, police identified the 18-year-old as Angel Bello-Martinez. The crash was reported at 9:08 p.m.
Bello-Martinez had been driving a 2013 Toyota Scion TC when he hit a 2023 Honda Civic, police stated, killing its passenger and injuring its driver. The driver, a 43-year-old woman, was hospitalized in critical condition, according to police. The passenger, a 62-year-old woman, had not been publicly identified as of this report. Bello-Martinez was taken to University Medical Center and was listed in critical condition as of this report.
No more information is available at this time.
Mar 05, 2024
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