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Teen killed in Saturday night accident identified

The 15-year-old boy who died in a car accident Saturday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Robert Lee Brown, 15, of Las Vegas, was pronounced dead at the scene after the vehicle in which he was a passenger hit a light pole near Rainbow and Lake Mead boulevards around 8 p.m.

The driver, Arturo Castillo, 23, was suspected of driving under the influence and was booked into the Clark County Detention Center, according to Las Vegas police.

A second passenger, Oscar Ceballos, 18, received minor injuries.

Contact reporter Caitlyn Belcher at cbelcher@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0264.

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