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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal DUI crash

Posted at 11:22 AM, Feb 12, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-13 14:21:25-05

UPDATE ON FEB. 13: The Clark County Coroner identified the victim who died in Sunday's crash as 56-year-old Laszlo Varga from Las Vegas.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- North Las Vegas police investigated a fatal crash near Centennial Parkway and Losee Road Sunday morning.

The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. Sunday. North Las Vegas police say a possibly impaired driver may have been speeding before running a red light. The driver slammed into another car in the intersection.

A 56-year-old man was taken to the hospital at was later pronounced dead. Two others were transported to UMC with minor injuries. They're expected to be okay.

The driver of the speeding car, Alex Sadler, was taken into custody and booked at the Las Vegas City Jail on felony DUI charges.