1 man killed in crash on 215 Beltway near Green Valley Parkway
One man is dead and two women were injured after a double rollover crash in Henderson.
The crash on eastbound 215, just before the Green Valley Parkway exit, was called in at 6:23 a.m.
Trooper Jason Buratczuk said a Nissan Sentra traveling in the freeway’s center lane changed lanes unsafely and caused a Pontiac Grand Prix in the left lane to swerve out of the way and overcorrect.
Both drivers lost control of their vehicles and crashed into a drainage ditch on the right side of the road, overturning and landing on their roofs.
The Pontiac’s driver, 26-year-old Michael Morris, was pronounced dead on scene, Buratczuk said. The Nissan’s 20-year-old driver, who was alone, and the 25-year-old passenger in the Pontiac were taken to St. Rose Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.
Buratczuk said the man who died was wearing his seat belt, and impairment wasn’t a factor in the crash.
Eastbound 215 was closed intermittently over a few hours after the crash.
#BREAKING 2 vehicle rollover IR215EB/Pecos, 1 fatality. Expect delays, intermittent road closures will be in effect while we investigate. pic.twitter.com/PSRw5GRKWd
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