IN BRIEF
DRIVER ARRESTED
Motorcyclist killed in accident was LV man
The motorcyclist who died after being rear-ended by a sport utility vehicle Tuesday night has been identified as 47-year-old Kevin Franklin James of Las Vegas.
Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Kevin Honea said a man suspected of driving under the influence hit James' Harley-Davidson with the GMC Suburban he was driving at a high rate of speed on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Las Vegas Boulevard.
The accident occurred at 10:40 p.m. and caused a chain reaction involving six cars, Honea said.
James was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The man driving the Suburban fled the scene and exited the highway but eventually was arrested.
His name was unavailable Thursday.
ASPHYXIATION
Jail detainee's death suicide, officials say
The Clark County coroner's office has confirmed that a man found dead in his county jail cell July 28 committed suicide, as authorities had thought.
The cause of death was asphyxiation.
Donald Mason, 40, was being held at the Clark County Detention Center for trying to kill a Las Vegas police detective.
Police said Mason held a grudge against the detective and rammed his pickup into the detective's unmarked car July 16. When the detective got out of the car, police said, Mason attacked him with a screwdriver.
Police said Mason had a long criminal history that included arrests for gross lewdness, narcotics violations, driving under the influence and domestic violence.
WINDY DAY
Dust advisory issued because of forecast
With high winds in the forecast through today, Clark County air quality officials have issued a dust advisory.
Notices were sent Thursday to construction site operators in and around the Las Vegas Valley that requested they take precautions to prevent windblown dust.
The advisory asks motorists to drive slowly on unpaved roads and avoid shortcuts across vacant lots. Off-road vehicle enthusiasts should restrict their activities to approved areas outside the valley's urban area.
Airborne dust is considered an inhalable pollutant that aggravates respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and asthma.
"Children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases are urged to stay indoors during dust storms," the advisory said.
