On Friday night, September 11, a person was killed in a traffic accident close to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
According to Las Vegas Metro police, the accident happened shortly before 10 p.m. when a red 2011 Lincoln Navigator going east in the westbound lanes along Convention Center drive crossed the intersection with Paradise Road and smashed into a pillar at the entrance to the Convention Center.
The three people in the SUV were transported to Sunrise Hospital. The driver, who was 21 year old Randy Fores and the front seat passenger, a 21 year old woman suffered serious injuries and the rear seat passenger, a 58 year old man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The police were told that there had been some sort of road rage incident involving Flores just before the accident and they are currently investigating.
This was the 72nd traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
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.
