1 killed after fiery 2-vehicle crash in southeast valley
A female driver was killed after a fiery crash in the southeast Las Vegas Valley early Sunday.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a 2020 Toyota Corolla that was speeding on Boulder Highway crashed into the back of a U-Haul truck that was stopped at a red light at Boulder and Indios Avenue at 1:47 a.m. Sunday.
”The Toyota’s driver failed to slow or stop and collided with the rear of the U-Haul Truck,” police said in a statement Sunday.
Both the Toyota and U-Haul caught fire, police said.
The driver of the U-Haul, a 33-year-old Las Vegas woman, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the Corolla’s driver as 25-year-old Carolina Cabrera-Salgado.
Police were investigating the crash as the 31st traffic-related death for 2023 in Metro’s jurisdiction.
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