1 killed in crash near Floyd Lamb Park
A 74-year-old woman was killed and two other women were injured after a crash Wednesday morning in northwest Las Vegas, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The two vehicles collided at 11:44 a.m. on North Durango Drive and Brent Lane, outside Floyd Lamb Park, when an SUV traveling north on North Durango turned left into the path of a car driving south on North Durango, according to a Metro news release. Impairment is not suspected as a factor.
All three people involved in the crash were hospitalized at University Medical Center’s trauma center. The car’s passenger died, while the car’s driver, a 45-year-old woman, had minor injuries. The SUV driver, an 84-year-old woman, was listed in serious condition.
The woman who died was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Susan Burmeister, of Las Vegas.
Metropolitan Police Officer Luis Vidal said it was unclear if anyone would be arrested in connection with the crash.
Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Justin Razavi contributed to this report.
