UPDATE: As of August 25, 2023, LVMPD announced that despite life-saving efforts, the 64-year-old driver of the Sedan has died from injuries sustained in the crash.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department closed the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Somerset Hills Avenue Monday evening.
Police said around 5 p.m., a pickup truck crashed with a sedan in the southwest area. The driver of the sedan, a 64-year-old man, has life-threatening injuries, and he was transported to an area hospital. The man had a passenger with him, a 9-year-old.
Police said the 64-year-old man was driving westbound on Somerset Hills in a Hyundai, stopping at a stop sign. However, a 24-year-old driver of a Silverado pickup truck had the right of way, driving northbound on Jones Boulevard.
A crash happened when the 64-year-old man failed to give way, crashing with the front of the Chevrolet. Police suspect no impairment on the Chevrolet driver.
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Police said both occupants of the Hyundai were transported to UMC Trauma.
"This collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD Collision Investigations Section," police said.
