Man dies in truck collision in North Las Vegas
A 42-year-old man was killed Sunday in a collision in North Las Vegas.
The man was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger pickup "at a very high rate of speed" south on Losee Road, near Gowan Avenue, North Las Vegas police said.
At 5:19 p.m., the driver drifted to the right and struck a steel power pole off the roadway. He was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Investigators believe excessive speed was a factor in the crash and are trying to determine why the vehicle left the roadway, police said.
The name of the man was not released.
Contact reporter Lawrence Mower at lmower@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0440.
