LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 22-year-old woman is dead, and two more are injured following a crash on I-15 near Cheyenne Avenue this past weekend.
According to Nevada State Police, the collision occurred around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, just south of the northbound I-15 off-ramp at Cheyenne.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Chevy pickup was traveling northbound on I-15 in the far-left lane, while a 2015 BMW was disabled in the northbound left shoulder. Police say the collision occurred when the Chevy failed to maintain its travel lane and entered the left shoulder, striking the BMW.
The Chevy "came to rest on the left shoulder," and the BMW "rotated and came to rest partially on the left shoulder and left travel lane," according to police.
Police say the passenger of the BMW — identified as 22-year-old Suzanne Chapel of Las Vegas — was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the BMW and the driver of the Chevy were both transported to an area hospital with "non-life-threatening injuries."
The crash marks the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol - Southern Command's first fatal crash of 2024.
