Early Saturday afternoon, two men were killed and two others were injured in a crash on Valley View Boulevard near Desert Inn Road.
According to Las Vegas police, the accident happened just after 12.30 p.m. on Valley View and Capella Avenue when a Nissan Altima, which was turning south onto Valley View from Capella and crossing the northbound lanes of S. Valley View Boulevard, was hit on the driver’s side by a Yamaha motorcycle which was travelling north.
The motorcycle and vehicle stayed locked together as they rolled over, and both came to rest in the southbound lanes of S. Valley View Boulevard. The motorcycle driver, 27 year old Michael Don Savery and the driver of the Nissan, 27 year old Everado Jaramilli-Pedrasa were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The passengers in the car, a 30 year old woman and a 19 month old boy, were taken to University Medical Center. The woman suffered minor injuries and police described the child’s injuries as moderate.
According to police, witnesses said the motorcyclist was driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed and these were Metro’s 87th and 88th traffic related fatalities for 2014.
Valley View was shut down between Desert Inn and Sirius Avenue for a few hours while police started their investigation.
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