LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 70-year-old man is now pronounced deceased after a three-vehicle crash on Desert Inn Road on Monday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says.
It happened just after 11 a.m. between Wynn Road and Arville Street.
Police say a Chevrolet Malibu and a Ford F-350 were both traveling westbound on Desert Inn when the Chevrolet "veered to the left and into the center travel lane." The rear of the Chevy hit the right front side of the Ford, rotating the Chevy and sending it across the centerline and into the path of an oncoming Cadillac Escalade.
The driver of the Chevy, a 70-year-old man who was not publicly identified by police, was transported to University Medical Center. Orioginally, he was reported in critical condition.
Police say the driver of the Cadillac had minor injuries, the driver of the Ford was not injured, and both drivers remained at the scene of the crash and did not show signs of impairment.
Police advised that their investigation is ongoing.