Man killed in possible street racing accident
A 27-year-old man died Thursday night in what might have been a street racing crash, Las Vegas police said.
Three other people involved were treated at University Medical Center for minor to moderate injuries.
The man, Johnathan Douglas Johnson, died at the scene. The wreck occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on East Charleston Boulevard near Sloan Lane.
The man was driving a 1992 Honda Civic at a high speed eastbound on Charleston, and a 2000 Ford Mustang driven by a 17-year-old boy was also traveling at high speed in the same direction in a possible street race, police said.
The Mustang ran into the rear of a 2001 GMC Denali, a large SUV that had just changed lanes, police said. The collision pushed the GMC to the right and into the Honda, which was passing it at the time. Police did not release the 17-year-old's name because he is a minor.
