Police investigate rollover accident that critically injured Las Vegas man
A Las Vegas man was critically injured in a rollover crash in the northwest valley Thursday night.
The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the crash on West Centennial Parkway at North Torrey Pines Drive that occurred about 8:30 p.m.
Carlos Arias-Aguilar, 29, was speeding eastbound on Centennial in an SUV when the vehicle jumped the curb, drove into a dirt area east of the intersection and struck a fence post and overturned, police said.
Arias-Aguilar was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. Evidence at the scene suggested alcohol was a factor in the crash, police said.
He was taken to University Medical Center with critical injuries. The investigation is ongoing, police said Friday.
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