Suspected impaired driver injures 2, smashes into fountain barrier on Strip
Suspected impaired driver smashes into fountain barrier on the Strip
A tow truck prepares to remove a small SUV involved in a crash at East Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (NDOT)
Updated November 16, 2023 - 8:09 pm
Just hours before the Strip became a Formula 1 raceway, a suspected impaired motorist crashed into a barrier at Caesars Palace fountains.
Two people were taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening as a result of the 1:40 p.m.collision, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The impact with the concrete barrier sent debris across the roadway, according to a photo from Nevada Department of Transportation cameras.
The area is part of the Formula 1 race course and will be closed all night for the first night practice sessions.
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