1 person has life-threatening injuries after rollover in southwest Las Vegas
A 27-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Friday morning after a rollover crash in the southwest valley.
The crash was called in just before 5 a.m. Friday on the 9500 block of Russell Road, west of Jerry Tarkanian Way, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. A 1998 Chevrolet S10 Blazer rolled over, and its driver was hospitalized at University Medical Center in critical condition.
Metro determined the Blazer was “traveling at a high rate of speed” while its driver argued with somebody he knew in a 2014 Toyota Tacoma, a release said.
The Chevrolet driver made a sudden lane change, which caused the vehicle to skid, rotate and flip, the release said. The Blazer rolled to the left of Jerry Tarkanian Way and ejected the 27-year-old driver. He was not wearing a seat belt.
The Tacoma driver stayed at the scene, but police don’t think her vehicle touched the Blazer.
Police determined the Tacoma driver appeared impaired, and police also found “significant evidence” to suggest the Blazer driver was impaired, the release said.
At the scene, a pickup was overturned on the sidewalk in front of the Gramercy business park.
Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0365. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Mike Shoro contributed to this report.
