Man killed in multiple-vehicle crash on 215 identified

CREATED Sep. 24, 2012

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  • The coroner's office has identified the victim killed in a crash on 215 on Friday night. Video by ktnv.com

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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The Clark County coroner's office has identified the man that was killed Friday in a multi-vehicle crash as 58-year-old Manuel Diaz of Las Vegas.

The crash happened at about 7 p.m. Sept. 21 when a black Chevy Tahoe rear-ended a Mini Cooper and triggered a chain reaction on Interstate 215 near Sahara Avenue.

The driver of the Tahoe fled the scene. 49-year-old Thomas Rossnagel was arrested on Saturday and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

Diaz died at University Medical Center. Diaz died of blunt trauma to the chest.