Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

One dead, one injured in suspected DUI crash

Fatal crash

A suspected drunken driver suffered critical injuries Friday evening after turning in front of a dump truck in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, fatally injuring his passenger.

Metro Police responded at 7:24 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash at Buffalo Drive and Cactus Avenue. Investigators said a 2006 Ford sedan southbound on Buffalo tried to make a left turn onto Cactus, but was struck by a northbound 2005 Kenworth dump truck.

The driver of the truck wasn't able to stop before colliding with the Ford on its passenger side.

A front-seat passenger, identified only as a 27-year-old Las Vegas man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Michael Baach, 29, of Las Vegas, was being treated for critical injuries at University Medical Center's trauma unit.

Although he remains in the hospital, Baach was booked abstention into the Clark County Detention Center for felony DUI with death.

The driver of the dump truck suffered minor injuries. This is the 26th fatal crash this year in Metro Police jurisdiction.

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