DUI suspected after man is ejected from pickup in central Las Vegas crash

A man was ejected from the bed of a pickup after a crash on West Charleston Boulevard early Tuesday morning.

The 19-year-old man was in a 1998 Chevrolet pickup heading west about 3:30 a.m. in the 3300 block of Charleston, between South Valley View Boulevard and Rancho Drive. The truck jumped the median, crossed the eastbound lanes and struck a light pole, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon said. It stopped in a parking lot at 3317 W. Charleston Blvd.

The man was launched from the bed of the pickup as a result of the crash, Gordon said. The man was taken to a hospital and was still there as of 5:15 a.m. The driver, a 19-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Gordon said the driver was suspected of driving under the influence.

A section of Charleston was closed for a while but has reopened.

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