One person dead, several injured in 5-vehicle crash

By Kimberly De La Cruz Las Vegas Review-Journal

10 years ago

One person was killed and several people were injured in a five-vehicle crash at Paradise and Sunset roads, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

Metro investigate a five-vehicle crash near McCarran International Airport where one person is dead and several others hospitalized on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. The crash happened about 8 a.m. at the intersection of Paradise and Sunset roads. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @BIZUTESFAYE

A Metro police officer investigates a rollover car at the scene where one person is dead and several others hospitalized after a five-vehicle crash near McCarran International Airport on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. The crash happened about 8 a.m. at the intersection of Paradise and Sunset roads. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @BIZUTESFAYE

Unidentified people watch as a Metro police officer investigates a rollover car at the scene where one person is dead and several others hospitalized after a five-vehicle crash near McCarran International Airport on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. The crash happened about 8 a.m. at the intersection of Paradise and Sunset roads. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @BIZUTESFAYE

Las Vegas police said criminal charges may be filed in connection with a five-vehicle crash near McCarran International Airport that killed a woman and sent several people to the hospital Monday morning.

The crash happened about 8:05 a.m. in the intersection of Paradise and Sunset roads, Metro said. Investigators believe a 2011 Honda Pilot rear-ended a 2003 Nissan Altima traveling east on Sunset. The impact caused the Nissan to hit a traffic signal pole. The Honda Pilot overturned and hit three other cars in the left turn lanes to southbound Paradise.

The driver of the Nissan, Elaine Robinson, 39, of Las Vegas, died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

One other person had minor injuries. The driver of the Honda Pilot stayed on the scene and did not show any signs of impairment, police said.

This is the 61st traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2015.

Review-Journal writers Ricardo Torres and Wesley Juhl contributed to this story. Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV.