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Woman charged after man struck on LV freeway

The Nevada Highway Patrol said a 65-year-old Las Vegas woman was jailed on a felony driving under the influence charge after her car struck and badly injured a man refueling his vehicle beside U.S. Highway 95 near Cheyenne Avenue a little before 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Trooper Jeremie Elliott said Shannon Newland, 52, was in critical but stable condition Wednesday at University Medical Center after the crash.

Elliott said Newland was putting gasoline into his Dodge van when he and the vehicle were hit by a four-door Cadillac sedan driven by Diana Chambers.

Two people inside the van escaped injury.

Chambers was at the Clark County jail pending a court appearance today.

She also faces a misdemeanor failure to pay full attention to driving charge.

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