79-year-old woman dies of injuries after west Las Vegas crash
A 79-year-old North Las Vegas woman has died following a crash Tuesday afternoon in the west Las Vegas Valley, police said.
The crash happened about 3:15 p.m. at Decatur and Oakey boulevards, south of Charleston Boulevard, the Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday. A 78-year-old man driving a 2011 Nissan Altima turned left onto eastbound Oakey in front of a 2014 Kia Optima.
A 28-year-old woman driving the Kia then struck the right side of the Nissan, police said.
The North Las Vegas woman, who was a passenger in the Nissan, was taken to University Medical Center. The Clark County coroner’s office identified her on Wednesday as Rose Lapin. Her cause and manner of death were ruled blunt trauma and an accident, the coroner said.
The drivers of the Nissan and the Kia suffered minor injuries, police said.
Lapin’s death marks the 62nd traffic-related fatality investigated by Metro this year.
Review-Journal reporter Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report. Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.
