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Las Vegas woman killed in car crash was pregnant

A woman who was killed in a crash Monday was pregnant. Monique K. Leiwalo, 29, was due to give birth in May. She was driving on Rainbow when her car was rear-ended. The impact sent her car crashing into a pole, killing her. Police arrested 26-year-old Timothy Naas on suspicion of DUI in the crash. “We didn’t just lose her, we lost my nephew to-be,” her sister, Jasmine Leiwalo, said.

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