Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 | 11 a.m.
Man killed by car at accident scene
A 39-year-old man was struck by a car when he got out of his vehicle to assist a motorist who was involved in an unrelated collision, police said.
Richard Simpson stopped his vehicle on the north side of Warm Springs Road west of Buffalo Drive around 9:45 p.m. and was running south across Warm Springs road to help another motorist who was in a collision when 22-year-old Nicole Cruz hit him with her 2003 Kia Sorrento, Metro Police said.
Metro did not identify the make and model of Simpson's vehicle.
Authorities airlifted Simpson to UMC, where he died a short time later, Metro said.
As of this morning, Metro had not filed any charges against Cruz but was still investigating, police said.
Simpson was the 121st person to die in traffic in Las Vegas or unincorporated Clark County this year.
Motorcyclist dies after collision
A 38-year-old Las Vegas motorcyclist died Sunday after a collision with a 2005 Toyota Scion, Metro Police said.
Manuel Gonsalves was taken to University Medical Center after he collied crash with a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Linda Bossioon Industrial Road north of Fashion Show Drive shortly after 3 p.m., police said.
Gonsalves was driving his 2000 Suzuki GSXR north on Industrial in the center lane when a driver made a left turn from a posted stop sign to go south on Industrial, police said.
Gonsalves died a short time after arriving at the hospital, police said.
There have been no charges filed in the crash, the 120th fatal collision in Metro's jurisdiction this year.
Help sought to find robbery suspect
North Las Vegas Police are asking for the public's help in finding Clinton Jordan, a suspect named in a warrant as a robbery suspect.
Jordan is wanted in connection with a robbery at the Rancher Bar and Grill on Aug. 16, police said.
He is described as 5-feet, 6-inches tall, 160 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. Police said he is considered armed.
Anyone with information about Jordan's whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
Shooting victim found in complex
North Las Vegas Police found a man shot in the courtyard of an apartment complex at 3301 Civic Center Drive about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, police said.
The man was taken to University Medical Center, police said.
There was no update available on the condition of the man this morning.
There are no suspects in custody at this time.
Woman injured in bedroom fire
A Las Vegas woman received second-degree burns on her legs below the knees after the bed in which she was sleeping caught fire Saturday.
Fire investigators believe the woman fell asleep in bed while smoking shortly before 5:30 p.m. when the fire broke out, said Tim Szymanski, spokesman for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.
The cause of the fire, which caused $50,000 in damage to a home in the 1400 block of Mezpah Drive, was ruled accidental, Szymanski said.
When firefighters arrived they found intense flames and heavy smoke cominig from one window of the one-story wooden-frame home, Szymanski said.
The fire gutted the bedroom and caused smoke and heat damage throughout the house.
Fire investigators believe the woman awoke because of the heat when the bed caught fire and managed to get out of bed. A teenage grandson helped her out of the house, Szymanski said.
She was taken to the hospital for treatment of her burns, Szymanski said.
No one else was injured in the fire.
Two Nevadans get West Nile virus
Two Northern Nevadans were confirmed to have West Nile virus, the Nevada State Health Division reported Friday.
One case of a person over the age of 50 was reported in Churchill County, and the second person, also over 50, is in Lyon County. Both had the less severe form of West Nile fever.
The total number of human cases of West Nile virus in the state is 18. Three cases have been reported in Clark County, one in Nye County and one in Lincoln County.
So far this year public health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta have reported more than 1,000 West Nile infections caused by mosquito bites.
California has been the state with the most West Nile viruses cases at 521 so far this year, compared to 779 in 2004. That state's cases are slowly declining after a peak in August, the CDC said.
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