Las Vegas road reopens after semitrailer crash by I-15 off-ramp
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a semitrailer crash on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. A semitrailer crashed into a dirt area on the eastbound Charleston off-ramp of northbound Interstate 15. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a semitrailer crash on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. A semitrailer crashed into a dirt area on the eastbound Charleston off-ramp of northbound Interstate 15. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a semitrailer crash on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. A semitrailer crashed into a dirt area on the eastbound Charleston off-ramp of northbound Interstate 15. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a semitrailer crash on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. A semitrailer crashed into a dirt area on the eastbound Charleston off-ramp of northbound Interstate 15. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A semitrailer crash is blocking traffic near Western Avenue and Charleston Boulevard, Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2017. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A semitrailer crash is blocking traffic near Western Avenue and Charleston Boulevard, Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2017. (RTC FAST Cameras)
Updated December 13, 2017 - 9:23 am
The portion of Western Avenue near Charleston Boulevard reopened at about 8:55 a.m. Wednesday after a crash involving a semitrailer.
The crash was reported just after 4 a.m. on the eastbound Charleston off-ramp of northbound Interstate 15, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Traffic cameras show a trail of dirt and debris leading off I-15 and across the off-ramp.
The semitrailer crashed into a dirt area off the ramp. It has been towed away, the highway patrol said.
The Charleston off-ramp is closed due to road construction.
Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Staff writer Briana Erickson contributed.
