One dead, one critical after I-15 crash

One person died and one person was critically injured Saturday afternoon in a collision on Interstate 15 that blocked southbound traffic south of Mesquite for hours.

The crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. when a black Lexus was being driven north in the southbound lanes. The driver of that car died after colliding with a gray Infiniti about five miles south of Mesquite.

No information was available on the dead driver, and it hasn't been determined whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the wreck, said Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Joseph Frackell.

The driver of the Infiniti, a 37-year-old man, was flown to University Medical Center with critical injuries, Frackell said.

I-15 was still blocked as of 7:30 p.m. while investigators worked at the scene, but traffic was being allowed to pass on the shoulder.