/ Traffic Command Center / Article
One Dead After Police Pursuit In Lyon County
A police pursuit in Lyon County leads to one mans death. Lyon County Sheriff’s Office was called after a man appeared to be driving erratically while endangering pedestrians and other driver’s.
The caller notified the police that the suspect was at a local gas station and appeared to be impaired and was attempting to buy alcohol.
The police pursuit began Sunday just after 8 p.m. after the suspect was located.
The driver hit several cars and nearly hit some others. The suspect was said to be driving around 100 miles per hour through light travel conditions. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office used serval measures to try and slow the driver down to no avail.
Deputies continued to pursue the suspect near Newlands Drive near Nevada Pacific Boulevard. At one point the suspect hit and disabled a police vehicle, eventually running off to a dirt road.
The suspects car eventually rolled over and turned upright and was on fire. Deputies approached the vehicle and removed the driver to begin life saving measures.
One deputy was injured and one was examined for Bio-Hazard contamination after attempting to save the suspect who was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is still under investigation and the name of the suspect has not been released.
.
No more information is available at this time.
Aug 02, 2024
According to a state report, 72 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists were killed on Clark County roads by the end of 2022.
Notes: These posts were created through the use of secondary sources for the Richard Harris Law Firm. These sources include news stories and bulletins, local police accident reports, State Police News bulletins, social media outlets, and first- hand accounts about injury accidents that take place throughout the state of Nevada. For this reason, the information relayed in these posts has not been independently verified. If you identify any information that is incorrect or false in one of our stories, please let us know and we will correct the story to reflect the most accurate information available. If you would like the post removed, please let us know and will remove the post as soon as possible.
Disclaimers: As highly regarded members of the Las Vegas community, the attorneys at the Richard Harris Law Firm are always working to improve the quality of life and provide overall safety information for all of the residents of Nevada. We do this in an effort to create awareness about the dangers of driving and hope that our community members will make every effort to take the precautions needed to avoid these types of serious accidents. This post is not a solicitation for business and should not be viewed as such. The information in this post should not be misconstrued as medical or legal advice. The photos used in this post are not representative of the actual accident scene.