On Sunday morning there was a deadly accident on Summerlin Parkway.
According to Nevada Highway Patrol, at 5 a.m. on Sunday, 19 year old Marcelo Zavala, Jr. was on the parkway driving eastbound just past the Buffalo Drive exit, when he changed lanes and lost control of his vehicle, a Chevrolet Tahoe. It hit another SUV which then crashed into the guardrail. Zavala’s vehicle ended up on its roof.
Zavala’s passenger, 19 year old Steven Alexander Salas-Limon, of Las Vegas was killed and four other people were taken to hospital. One of the injured is critical with severe head injuries and two of the others were released following treatment.
Zavala and another of his passengers told police that they had been drinking and smoking pot and that as he had only had one beer he was driving. Nonetheless, he was charged with a string off offenses including causing death due to DUI, involuntary manslaughter, possessing drug paraphernalia and driving without a valid driver’s license.
According to court records, Zavala also had three warrants out for his arrest which were for leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license.
If you, or someone you know, have been the victim of a serious car accident, contact the Reno accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today.
