59°F
weather icon Clear

Passenger killed in rollover crash on I-15 north of Las Vegas ID’d

Updated November 15, 2018 - 5:05 pm

A passenger killed in a rollover crash Tuesday night about 60 miles northeast of Las Vegas has been identified.

She was Miriam R. Camacho, 42, the Clark County coroner’s office said. She died of blunt force injuries, and her death was ruled an accident.

The Nevada Highway Patrol was notified of the single-vehicle crash about 10:40 p.m. on Interstate 15, near highway mile marker 89 in Overton, spokesman Jason Buratczuk said. Troopers found a red Ford Mustang on its side on a dirt median.

Camacho was thrown from the car and died at the scene, while the female driver was airlifted to University Medical Center with serious but survivable injuries. It wasn’t clear whether Camacho was wearing a seat belt.

Investigators have determined the Ford drifted off the roadway to the right “for unknown reasons,” causing the driver to swerve left and lose control, Buratczuk said. It was not immediately known whether excessive speed or impairment were factors in the crash.

Camacho’s cousin, 37-year-old Cisco Torres, said she lived in northwest Indiana and had five dogs. She was a giving woman, the type of person who would give you her last $5 if you needed it, he said.

“She was like the nicest person in the world,” Torres said on a Thursday phone call.

Camacho’s death was the 71st traffic death investigated this year by the Highway Patrol’s Southern Nevada jurisdiction.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Uber-backed proposal would cap attorney fees at 20%

An initiative petition filed with the Secretary of State’s office Monday aims to ensure plaintiffs receive “their fair share” of awards or settlements in civil cases by capping attorneys’ fees at 20 percent.

 
$418M settlement deal could lower cost of selling a home

A series of lawsuits, including two filed in federal court in Nevada, claimed homeowners were forced to pay artificially inflated real estate agent commissions.