On Friday, April 10, two people were killed in a four car collision in the Chinatown area.

According to Las Vegas police, the accident happened early in the morning, at around 5.45, when a 2011 Hyundai Sonata being driven by a 23 year old woman was heading west on Spring Mountain Road. She then veered into the oncoming traffic near Lindell road and smashed into a 2014 Ford Transit Connect cab being driven by a 55 year old cab driver. Following the crash, the two cars went spinning and ended up hitting two other vehicles.

The cab driver had no passengers in his car and he died at the scene while the woman driving the Hyundai was taken to University Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries.

The other two drivers involved in the crash, both women aged 27 and 45 were unhurt.

Spring Mountain was closed from Lindell to Jones Boulevard for more than seven hours, and according to police these were the 31st and 32nd traffic-related fatalities in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

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Early on Sunday morning, an accident left three seriously injured in a three vehicle collision.

According to Las Vegas police, the crash happened at about 4.30 a.m. on Sahara Avenue and Carillo Street, west of South Nellis Boulevard. A 2012 Ford Fusion, being driven by 21 year old Kenneth Quintana, was driving down Sahara at high speed and crashed into a 2005 Ford pickup truck, driven by 38 year old Domingo Martinez-Hernandez, who was turning from a stop sign at Carillo. The pickup truck stopped but the Fusion lost control and crashed into a forklift that was parked in a construction zone.

Quintana and his passengers, 19 year old Lalo Macias, and 20 year old Anthony Morales, 20, suffered serious to critical injuries, and were taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. According to police one may have a broken neck.

Martinez-Hernandez was uninjured and his 24 year old passenger, Monica Hernandez, only suffered minor injuries.

The police are still investigating but think that one of the drivers may have been impaired.

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One person has died following a crash early on Saturday morning.

According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the accident happened just after 1 a.m. on Saturday near the intersection of East Richmar Avenue and Green Spruce Street. A 2003 Cadillac Deville that was going east, rear ended a stationary 2012 Nissan Conversion Van which was near the curb on Richmar facing east. The driver of the Cadillac was 41 year old Terry Jones of Las Vegas and he was alone in the vehicle.

Two witnesses who were on the scene performed CPR on him and he was transported to St. Rose Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

When police responded to the accident they were already responding to a separate hit and run accident and they believe Jones was involved in that incident.

This is the eighty sixth traffic-related fatality in Las Vegas Metropolitan Police area.

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On Thursday night a 19 year old woman was killed in a crash in eastern Las Vegas.

According to Las Vegas Metro police, the crash happened shortly after 10.30 p.m. near the intersection of Vegas Valley and Tahoe Drives. A Pontiac Grand Prix was headed west on Vegas Valley Drive when the driver, 28 year old Dario Stevenson of Las Vegas, lost control of the vehicle and the car spun around over the eastbound lanes of the road, hitting a construction trailer, then slamming into a block wall and finally a power pole.

The passenger, Tonnisha Thomas of Las Vegas, was certified dead at the scene with the cause of death stated to be blunt force injury to the head. The driver only suffered minor injuries.

The accident is still under investigation but investigators said that speed appeared to be a factor in the crash.

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Metro Police held a pedestrian safety event on Wednesday but just a few hours later, a teen was seriously hurt having been hit by a van.

According to police, the accident happened at around 5 p.m. when 17 year old teen was jaywalking at the intersection of W. Charleston Boulevard and Rainbow Boulevard.

They went on to say that he got off of a bus and tried to run across the street, not in a crosswalk, but he was then hit by a van and was thrown 150 feet from where he was hit. He was then taken to hospital in serious condition.

The van driver stayed at the scene and police say that speed and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the accident.

Metro Police said that during the demonstration earlier the same day they had highlighted the importance of using crosswalks, wearing bright colored clothing and if wearing dark clothing to ensure they used reflectors. There have been 32 pedestrian deaths in the area so far this year.

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