NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man is dead after being ejected from his car in a single-vehicle crash in North Las Vegas on Wednesday morning.
North Las Vegas Police officers responded to the area of North 5th Street and East Cheyenne Avenue around 2:58 a.m. after receiving reports of a single-vehicle collision.
Arriving officers located an Acura SUV driven by an adult male believed to be in his early 20s, who was suffering from serious injuries. North Las Vegas Fire Department responded to the scene with medical personnel, who later pronounced the man deceased at the scene.
A preliminary investigation conducted by NLVPD detectives revealed that the vehicle was traveling northbound on 5th Street, approaching Cheyenne at a high rate of speed. The driver lost control of the SUV, which caused the vehicle to exit its travel lane on the right side of the roadway.
After entering a dirt construction site, the vehicle began to roll several times, ejecting the driver — the only occupant of the car — onto the roadway.
Police say speed and impairment are believed to be factors in the collision.
The identity of the deceased, along with the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Officer after the notification of the next of kin.
Anyone with information about this collision is urged to contact the North Las Vegas Police Department by phone at 702-633-9111. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
