1 dead, 1 transported by helicopter after crash northwest of Las Vegas

A man was killed and another person was transported to a hospital by helicopter after a crash early Tuesday morning northwest of the Las Vegas Valley, police say.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 12:27 a.m. on northbound U.S. Highway 95, just north of mile marker 15 in Nye County.
The crash involved two SUVs, the Highway Patrol said.