LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a 75-year-old woman died in a three-vehicle crash Monday morning in the east valley.
Police said the 75-year-old woman was driving a Chrysler, and was stopped at a red light behind a Subaru in the same travel lane on S. Pecos Road in the left northbound travel lane, south of E. Flamingo Road.
A 28-year-old driver of a Nissan was approaching the intersection coming behind the Chrysler. According to police, she failed to decrease her speed and stop. She hit the Chrysler, forcing the Chrysler to hit the Subaru.
Police said the driver of the Chrysler was taken to Sunrise Hospital but later died.
The Subaru's driver was a 63-year-old man with a passenger, 62. The driver of the Subaru and Versa claimed "minor injuries," police said.
The 28-year-old showed signs of impairment and was booked by police for DUI-related charges.
"The Chrysler driver’s death marked the 94th traffic-related fatality in the LVMPD’s jurisdiction for 2023," police said. "This collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD Collision Investigation Section."
