LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two teenagers are dead following a Wednesday morning crash in east Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said this happened at 2:09 a.m. on East Lake Mead Boulevard west of Los Feliz Street.
Investigators said evidence at the scene, as well as video surveillance, showed a 2002 Chevrolet Trail Blazer traveling westbound at a high rate of speed. Police said two juveniles, 17 and 18 years old, were in the vehicle and weren't wearing seat belts.
Police said the driver couldn't "maintain control" of the vehicle, left the roadway, and hit a brick wall. The vehicle bounced back onto the road, and the passenger was ejected.
They were both pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the collision is still under investigation.
According to the department, their deaths are the 84th and 85th traffic-related fatalities in their jurisdiction this year.
