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1 person critically injured in central Las Vegas crash

A man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after his car struck a concrete barrier Sunday morning in the central valley.

Just before 6 a.m., a 1998 Honda Accord crashed into a wall by the intersection of North Eastern Avenue and Valley Street, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The driver had been traveling north on Eastern Avenue and did not turn properly along a curve.

He was taken to University Medical Center with critical injuries, police said.

There were no other injuries or other cars involved.

Contact Rachel Hershkovitz at rhershkovitz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @rzhershkovitz on Twitter.

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