LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a 29-year-old has critical injuries after a three-vehicle crash in the southwest valley Tuesday morning.
Police said two vehicles, a Chevrolet pickup truck and Honda SUV, were traveling northbound on Hualapai Way, north of Diablo Drive, around 6:51 a.m. The driver of the Chevrolet, 18, was driving in the left travel lane of three, and the 43-year-old driver of the Honda was traveling in the right lane.
Police said the 29-year-old was driving a Tesla and showed signs of impairment. Police said he was driving southbound on Hualapai Way north of Diablo Drive in the northbound lanes at a "high rate of speed."
Police said he was driving in the opposite travel lane since Tropicana Avenue.
"A crash occurred when the front of the Tesla collided with the left rear of the Chevrolet," police said. The Tesla also continued to hit the left rear of the Honda.
The Tesla started to rotate and left the roadway to the east, according to police. The Tesla stopped after hitting several trees and a light pole.
Investigators said the driver of the Tesla was taken to University Medical Center. Both the Chevrolet and Honda had juvenile passengers.
"This collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD’s Collision Investigation Section," police said.
