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North Las Vegas car crash kills 1 teen and injures another

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Amanda Meagher·6 months ago
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North Las Vegas Police responded to a fatal pedestrian car crash near West Craig Road and Simmons Street, Saturday afternoon.

Police discovered that a 2020 BMW X3 was speeding and weaving through traffic as it approached Craig. At the intersection the BMW struck a 2021 Kia Optima then hit a utility pole, landscaping, and a cinder block wall before hitting two pedestrians on the sidewalk.

The first victim, a 17-year-old female, was pronounced dead on the scene and the second victim,a 19-year-old girl, was taken to a local hospital with critical injuries. The driver of the Kia Optima was not injured, and a juvenile passenger inside the BMW was also unharmed.

The driver of the BMW, identified as a 32-year-old male, showed signs of possible impairment.…

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