News briefs for Feb. 20, 2003

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003 | 9:55 a.m.

Registered voters numbers rise

The number of registered voters in Nevada rose by 3,292 in one month between January and February, Secretary of State Dean Heller said Wednesday.

A total of 883,946 voters were on the rolls as of Saturday, with Republicans still holding the lead over Democrats 367,441 to 360,246.

Nonpartisan voters numbered 129,618; Independent Americans, 16,424; Libertarians, 5,020; Green Party members, 2,454; Natural Law Party members, 814; Reform Party members, 609; and other, 1,320.

Arizona man killed in rollover accident

A Bullhead, Ariz., man was killed after a rollover accident about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Laughlin, about 90 miles southeast of Las Vegas.

The 76-year-old unidentified driver drove into oncoming traffic on Casino Drive, Metro Police said.

The driver overcorrected and the 1999 Mitsubishi SUV rolled into the desert, struck a berm and rolled three times, officers said. The man was ejected from the vehicle.

The driver was taken to the Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead, where he died shortly after arriving.

Metro Police are investigating the accident and said that alcohol may have been a contributing factor.