1 dead after central valley crash; J Street closed at Doolittle
By CHRIS KUDIALIS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, and a central valley intersection is shut down while officers investigate. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, and a central valley intersection is shut down while officers investigate. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, and a central valley intersection is shut down while officers investigate. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, and a central valley intersection is shut down while officers investigate. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, and a central valley intersection is shut down while officers investigate. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man crashed into a light pole and died Tuesday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police, who said the accident shut down a central valley intersection for four hours.
Metro responded to a crash on J Street, just south of the intersection with Doolittle Avenue, at 1:25 p.m. A 2005 BMW 545i was traveling south on J Street, and crossed into the north travel lane before veering into the pole.
The driver, a 70-year-old man, died at the scene, according to police.
A pedestrian was injured by falling debris and taken to University Medical Center, police said.
J Street was closed from Doolittle to Owens Avenue from about 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
