Police identify driver that died after crash on Summerlin Parkway
One man is dead and a woman injured after a crash early Saturday morning on Summerlin Parkway, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
According to trooper Shawn Haggstrom, troopers responded at about 2:04 a.m. to the crash in the eastbound lanes of Summerlin Parkway near Rampart Boulevard, where a man was pronounced dead and woman was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Police said a white Chevrolet Malibu was heading east on Summerlin Parkway at “a high rate of speed,” and approaching the Rampart Boulevard off-ramp. The driver of the Chevy failed to travel within the marked lanes, drove into the center median and struck a guardrail before rotating counter-clockwise and striking a Hyundai Tucson on the left side, according to a Nevada Highway Patrol news release.
The driver of the Chevy, 21-year-old Andres Venegas Nava was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
All eastbound lanes of Summerlin Parkway at Rampart were closed, with traffic being diverted to the Rampart off-ramp. The Nevada Department of Transportation was assisting with the closure and rerouting.
The crash remained under investigation.
This is the 44th fatality in the Nevada State Police Southern Command in 2025.
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A previous version of this story stated that this crash involved three vehicles.
