As a result of a rollover accident on Tuesday morning on U.S. 93 northbound, a Las Vegas man was killed.

According to Nevada Highway Patrol, just before 3 a.m., a black 2005 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Dexter Henry, 30, was traveling on northbound U.S. 93 passing mile marker 3 in Lincoln County.

Troopers say Henry allowed the pickup to drift right, and then steered the vehicle to the left, back onto the road. The pickup then crossed the centerline and Henry overcorrected, steering to the right causing the vehicle to rotate clockwise, cross the northbound lane and end up on the gravel shoulder where it skidded and then overturned.

Henry, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown clear of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 4:50 a.m.

This marks Nevada Highway Patrol-Southern Command’s 42nd fatal accident for 2014.

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A 22 year old woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter by the Clark County district attorney’s office following a rollover crash which killed one child and injured five others.

According to a Nevada Highway Patrol report, the accident took place just after 8 a.m.  on July 2, on the northbound Interstate 15 just north of the Spaghetti Bowl. The report goes on to say that Wendy Carrion overcorrected near the D Street off-ramp, causing the rollover.

Two of the children in the Ford SUV were unrestrained and one, Gabriela Casias, 9, died from her injuries.

Carrion faces additional charges of child abuse, neglect or endangerment with substantial bodily harm; failure to maintain a travel lane; driving without a valid license; safety belt or shoulder harness requirements for a child; and failure to use a restraining device for a child. She has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

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A 76 year old man was killed on Wednesday morning in an accident near Boulder Highway and Russell Road.

Henderson resident, Theodore Riccubuono, 76, was killed at around 11:15 a.m. when he exited a private driveway on the west side of 6451 E. Russell Road in his 2000 Saturn SL2 and drove into the path of a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup which was travelling northbound.

The truck then struck the left side of the Saturn, causing severe damage and Riccubuono was transported to St Rose Delima. He was later pronounced deceased, although medical examiners did not immediately disclose a cause of death.

Police said the driver of the pickup remained at the scene and did not suffer any injuries. The case is still under investigation and the death was the 51st traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

A motorcyclist was struck by another biker on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue on Friday and died of his injuries.

Nevada Highway Patrol said the incident happened about 1:21 a.m. Friday on the northbound lanes of I-15 near Sahara Avenue. They went on to say that Julius Gerald IV, aged 31, of Las Vegas, was riding a black Honda bike to the left side of another motorcyclist in the left lane of the freeway. This was also confirmed by witnesses.

Then, according to the NHP, the other motorcyclist lost control and struck the victim’s bike on the right side, causing him to hit the center median and be thrown off.

The victim came to rest in the travel lanes where he was then struck by a rear tire of a tractor-trailer and medical examiners later said Gerald died of multiple blunt force injuries as a result of the accident.

According to the troopers, the second motorcyclist fled, and they are looking for him.

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Just after 8.30 p.m. on Thursday evening near Lake Mead Boulevard and North 5^th Street a Las Vegas pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and is now fighting for his life

According to North Las Vegas Department’s Lt. Tim Bedwell, the man was a transient in the area and was crossing 5^th street in a crosswalk but against a red light when he was hit.  He was taken to University Medical Center in an extremely critical condition. He said that neither speed nor alcohol were thought to be factors in the accident.

The 27 year old driver of the sedan which hit him remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. She said that she could not stop in time to avoid hitting him.

Following the accident, North Las Vegas police closed the intersection of East Lake Mead Boulevard and North Fifth Street in order to carry out their investigation.

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At around 7.00 a.m. on Monday morning, in a City of North Las Vegas, Zee James Davis, aged 42, was killed while riding his Kawasaki motorcycle.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Craig and Losee roads.

Davis was traveling west on Craig Road and lost control of his motorcycle. He then fell and slid into a City of North Las Vegas trailer pulled by a 48,000 pound truck traveling northbound on Losee Road.

Davis was taken to the University Medical Center where he died later.

During the police investigation, witnesses informed the police that the truck did have a green light when it went through the intersection.

The driver of the truck was aged 43 and he was not injured in the crash. Police do not believe alcohol or speed played a role in the crash.

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Carlos Andres Corzo, from Las Vegas was killed in a serious auto accident on Monday on Interstate 15 near Baker, after being partially ejected during a solo vehicle rollover Monday on Interstate 15 near Baker.

It appears that he was a passenger in a 2000 Ford F-250 which rolled over on the southbound I-15 at around 11:49 a.m. on Monday. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called to the scene and found the vehicle overturned on its passenger side, and 35 year old Corzo partially ejected out of the passenger side window. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officers did not know whether Corzo was wearing a seat belt, or was wearing it correctly,  and said the accident was probably caused by a tire blow out although the investigation is continuing.  The 19 year old driver suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Barstow Community hospital.

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According to Franck Cazenave, the marketing director for Bosch, 90% of all accidents are caused by human error, so the move towards the robot car, as demonstrated at the Global Consumer and Electronics show in Las Vegas, is the center of interest.

The technology for the self parking car as seen at the CES, has been developed by Swedish car manufacturer Volvo and French parts maker Valeo, and although it is still at the prototype stage it could be available within six years.

It now seems as if we are getting closer to the robot car and as cars begin to talk to each other and react to what is going on around them there are all sorts of benefits, not only less accidents. Traffic should run more smoothly which will lead to massive fuel savings.

Cazenave went on to say that travel will become much more comfortable with drivers having time to themselves, as they won’t have to drive anymore. They can have a nap, read or even surf the web.

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Sheriff Doug Gillespie from Clark County has said that he is pleased that fatal auto accidents have fallen by nearly 20 percent during the first six months of this year in Southern Nevada.

Speaking at a meeting of the Southern Nevada Traffic Safety Committee, he said that however there continued to be too many motorcycle accidents usually involving two different age groups.

In the 18 to 25 year old age group of motorcyclists, the accidents were usually due to travelling at too high of a speed or reckless driving, and in the other main group, 45 to 55 year old motorcyclists, alcohol was usually a key factor in the crashes.

He went on to say that in his opinion education was the key and children should learn the elements of safe driving before they even learned to drive and should ensure that their parents had good driving habits. He actually thought that kids today would make better drivers than their parents as they had had more education on the subject, in that they knew the dangers of drinking and driving.

GM Compensation

As if things couldn’t get any worse for embattled US automaker General Motors, it seems even entire counties are piling on. It was reported earlier this week that the Orange County district attorney’s office in California is filing a lawsuit against GM saying that the company intentionally hid defects in its vehicles in order to deceive customers. To date, nearly 30 million GM vehicles have been recalled around the world with more than 25 million of those being in North America. The vehicles in question have a faulty ignition switch that causes the engines to shut off during operation. The unexpected shut off causes the vehicle’s power steering, power brakes, and air bags to malfunction.

According to reports, there have been at least three and as many as thirteen fatalities that have resulted from car crashes linked to the faulty switches but General Motors officials have said that its own investigation shows that there is no conclusive evidence that would indicate that these deaths were caused by the defective switches. An independent compensation analyst hired by GM announced this week the company’s compensation plan for victims of crashes that were linked to vehicles with the defective parts. The plan would compensate each victim up to $1 million and in some cases more depending on the severity of the injuries sustained in the crashes.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured as a result of a recalled or defective vehicle, contact the Law offices of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little now at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today for a free consultation and case evaluation.