A woman has died after crashing into a block wall near Alta Drive and Decatur Boulevard.
It happened at about 11:33 p.m. Thursday night. Police say that a 2003 Ford Expedition was traveling east on West Alta Drive when the vehicle left the road and hit the wall behind a house on the street.
The vehicle continued through 2 more walls before it came to a rest in the backyard of one of the residences.
The 48-year-old female driver died at the scene. Alcohol impairment may have been a contributing factor.
This is the 9th traffic-related fatality in Las Vegas so far this year.
