LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A driver is dead and a passenger is injured following a fatal collision in Centennial Hills on Thursday morning, police say.
According to LVMPD, the crash occurred around 1:27 a.m. on Thursday at the intersection of Elkhorn Road and Durango Drive.
Evidence at the scene indicated that a 2003 Toyota Sequoia was traveling northbound on Durango Drive in the right travel lane of three (T3) at a high rate of speed. The driver failed to maintain his marked travel lane and lost control of his vehicle.
The Toyota left the roadway to the right and collided with a reinforced light pole. The vehicle overturned several times, coming to rest in an undeveloped desert area.
Arriving medical personnel determined the driver was beyond medical intervention and was pronounced deceased at the collision scene. The passenger was transported to UMC Trauma for minor injuries.
The Toyota driver’s death marks the 37th traffic-related fatality in the LVMPD’s jurisdiction for 2023. This collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD’s Collision Investigation Section.
