On Monday night, October 5, a man deliberately crashed his truck into a woman and killed her.

According to authorities, they were called to the 5500 block of Donaldson Court, near the intersection of Russell and Lindell roads at around 5 p.m. There they found the body of 42 year old Gabriela Martin de Mendoza underneath a Chevrolet Avalanche. According to the Clark County coroner’s office, she had died from multiple blunt force injuries.

Witnesses said that they had seen the Mendoza yelling at the driver, Jesus Cabezas Mendoza before the collision. Once the argument was over, Mendoza drove the truck east, then accelerated towards her and hit her before driving into a house where it smashed into the kitchen, hit a counter which then hit a man in the kitchen. The man in the kitchen, who did not want to be named went to hospital and was released.

Mendoza fled the scene and returned where he was arrested and will be charged with murder with a deadly weapon. In addition he was booked for of driving without a license, failing to maintain lanes and driving under the influence.

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On Wednesday, September 9, a woman driver responsible for the death of a child was given probation.

The accident happened in July 2014, when 23 year old Wendy Carrion was driving north on Interstate 15 with six children in her SUV. According to Nevada Highway Patrol she lost control and it rolled. Three of the children, girls aged 4, 6 and 9 were ejected as at least two were not wearing seat belts. Nine year old Gabriela who was her niece, died of her injuries at University Medical Center. Carrion and the rest of the children were treated at hospital and then released.

The NHP said that the vehicle was not equipped for six children and on that day, Carrion had her four children along with two of her sister’s in the car. The youngest four were in car seats but there was no other way of restraining the elder two.

Carrion, a single mother with no criminal history, pleaded guilty in May to one felony count of reckless driving. However she did not have a valid driver’s license as she was convicted in 2013 in North Las Vegas of driving without a license and not properly restraining a child in a vehicle.

Having received the support of her sister, the mother of the dead child, she was ordered to serve six months of house arrest, followed by up to five years of probation. The judge also ordered her to attend an adult education program and not drive without a license.

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On Sunday, August 9, a motorcyclist died following a crash in July.

According to Las Vegas police, the accident happened at around 7.30 p.m. on July 31, when 19 year old Bryant Howski was traveling eastbound on a black 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R on Sahara Avenue. He reached west of South Rancho Drive when a blue 2005 Kia Sedona, being driven by a 30 year old woman, turned in front of him as she crossed the eastbound lanes of Sahara.

Howski was unable to avoid hitting the Kia and he was thrown off his motorcycle onto the road. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died some nine days later.

The Kia Sedona was transporting two adults and five children, none of whom were seriously injured and needed taking to hospital.

This was the 62nd traffic related death for Metro in 2015.

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On Sunday morning, July 20 a Henderson man was killed in a head on crash.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the accident happened on State Route 160 near mile marker 17. Patrick Denley, aged 61, from Henderson was riding as a passenger in a Ford Focus. The car was traveling east and being driven by a 16 year old when it was hit by a westbound Pontiac Bonneville being driven by a 24 year old woman.

According to witnesses, the driver of the Pontiac steered into the eastbound lane as the female driver was trying to pass slower vehicles.

Denley was killed in the accident and pronounced dead at the scene. The woman driving the Pontiac suffered serious injuries and the Ford driver had minor injuries. Both were taken to University Medical Center.

The accident was the 40th fatal crash investigated by Nevada Highway Patrol-Southern Command this year.

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On Saturday, June 16, three people ended up in hospital after a three vehicle wreck in downtown Las Vegas.

According to Las Vegas police, the incident occurred around 8.30 in the morning on North Pecos Road, south of Stewart Avenue.

It appears that a 17 year old male was driving a 1993 Honda Accord at high speed north on Pecos. He approached Stewart and crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a 2007 Mazda CX7 which was being driven by 68 year old Sharon Edmondson. Both vehicles then hit a 2008 Ford Taurus which was being driven by 51 year old Doel Rojas.

The teen fled on foot but was caught shortly after. Edmondson was severely injured and Rojas moderately so. The boy said he was also injured when he was caught and they were all taken to University Medical Center.

The accident is still under investigation but it is expected the teen will be cited.

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On Friday morning, May 15, a crash in the east valley has left a scooter rider in a critical condition.

According to Las Vegas police, the accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Nellis Boulevard and Harris Avenue. Forty one year old Zonkiss Jones was riding a TaoTao scooter and towing a homemade trailer when for reasons as yet unknown he drove off the roadway and crashed. The scooter first hit the curb then slid across the intersection and onto the sidewalk on the northeast corner. Jones was thrown off the scooter and smashed into a traffic signal box, hitting it head first.

Although Jones was wearing a helmet, he suffered life threatening injuries and he was taken to University Medical Center.

Nellis Boulevard was closed in the area for about four hours while officers investigated.

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