Woman injured in Sept. 9 crash in central Las Vegas has died

A woman involved in a crash earlier this month died from her injuries, Las Vegas police said.

Jessica Sanchez, 25, died Wednesday from injuries she suffered in a Sept. 9 crash, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

The Clark County coroner’s office said Sanchez died of multiple blunt-force injuries. Her death was ruled an accident.

Just after 7 p.m. Sept. 9, a 2005 Dodge Magnum, in which Sanchez was a passenger, was heading west on Charleston Boulevard at high speed, Metro said in a statement. The Dodge crossed Maryland Parkway, ran a red light and struck a 2005 Ford Mustang, which was turning left onto Maryland, police said.

The Dodge struck the front of the Ford and forced it to rotate in the intersection. The Dodge then struck a curb before hitting a traffic signal post, and struck a pedestrian who was waiting to cross the street, police said.

The pedestrian suffered minor injuries and declined to go to the hospital, police said. Sanchez suffered life-threatening injuries and the Dodge’s driver, 19-year-old Raul Espinoza, suffered moderate injuries, police said.

Police said Espinoza showed signs of impairment. After he was released from University Medical Center, he was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of driving under the influence with substantial bodily harm, a felony.

The crash resulted in the 78th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2016.

A Gofundme, set up by Sanchez’s father, is here. As of Monday night, the site had raised $3,025.

Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Follow @bertolaccinic on Twitter.