Metro police investigate a single-vehicle crash where one person died after crashing into a pole Thursday, April 23, 2015, in the 9700 block of West Charleston Boulevard. Traffic was shut down in both directions on Charleston between Hualapai Way and Apple Drive. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
Metro police investigate a single-vehicle crash where one person died after crashing into a pole Thursday, April 23, 2015, in the 9700 block of West Charleston Boulevard. Traffic was shut down in both directions on Charleston between Hualapai Way and Apple Drive. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
Kuckenbecker was speeding in a 1992 BMW sedan when he lost control and crashed, splitting the car in two, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of Kuckenbecker’s death was blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled an accident, the coroner’s office said.
Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @CassandraTaloma.
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