Two killed in car crash

Monday, Dec. 3, 2001 | 10:47 a.m.

Two people were killed and another was injured Sunday in a one-car accident on Interstate 215 at Russell Road.

A car driven by Jennifer Yi, 20, of Las Vegas, was heading west on I-215 about 9:30 p.m. Sunday when the car started to leave the roadway. Yi apparently swerved to the left, causing the car to spin off the roadway and into a pole, Nevada Highway Patrol officials said.

Yi and a passenger, Ji Yi, 16, died in the accident. Another passenger, 24-year-old Ryan Blackburn, was ejected from the car. Blackburn was flown to University Medical Center's trauma unit, police said.

Blackburn was in fair condition this morning.

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