Driver accused of DUI in fatal North Las Vegas crash

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 | 11:10 a.m.

Armando Iribe Jr.

North Las Vegas police have arrested a man accused of driving under the influence in a fatal crash earlier this month.

Armando Iribe Jr., 19, was taken to the North Las Vegas Detention Center after the 5:40 p.m. Tuesday arrest, police said. He has been booked on a felony count of DUI with alcohol with death and a count of reckless driving with death.

Iribe was driving a white 1994 Honda Accord with two passengers on Oct. 11 going west on East Lake Mead Boulevard, just west of Belmont Street, when the crash occurred about 1:15 a.m., police said.

A white 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a 52-year-old Las Vegas resident was heading east on Lake Mead. Iribe lost control of his Honda as he drove an estimated 77 mph in a 35 mph speed zone, police said. The car hit the pickup head-on, according to police.

One of the passengers in the Accord, 21-year-old Jorge Guerrero of Pacoima, Calif., was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. The Clark County Coroner's Office ruled the death an accident. Guerrero died from a head injury, a coroner's spokeswoman said.

The second passenger, an 18-year-old Las Vegas resident, was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

This was the third fatal traffic collision in North Las Vegas this year.

Discussion: 15 comments so far…

By afveteran

10/21/09 at 5:18 p.m.

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When the story broke on the web, I suspected that the perps were Illegal aliens, probably of the Mexican variety. I was booed and bantered for racist inclinations, which I deny, but would gladly accept the label "Discretionist in Racial Matters".
I also alluded to a beer-oriented-society that produces beer-fueled drivers under the drinking age.
Vindicated! Once again by the facts and truths!
By Burrittobandit2

10/21/09 at 5:25 p.m.

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Es Bud Usted
By rejco100

10/21/09 at 5:39 p.m.

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It's not his fault; he has a disease, that will be diagnoses in a courtroom by a judge, and treated by a ex-heroin addict, who has a 9 month addiction counselor certificate, that conjures up a "Higher Power", who will sprinkle "One-Day-at-a-Time" magic dust on him daily to keep his disease in-check!
By Phargo

10/21/09 at 8:47 p.m.

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People Of Las Vegas.......You are living behind enemy lines.....the only defense is to leave here and let them have the whole county. They are too stupid to run it and they will leave eventually. Then we can move back in.
By rasberry27

10/22/09 at 2:13 p.m.

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Illegals are not the only people who drink and drive I can not believe you would even bring that up a person has lost there life and weather they are illegal or not that is not the issue.
By uraphase

10/22/09 at 2:51 p.m.

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To afveteran & Phargo you and your mind state is what is wrong with america.
how stupid and ignorant can you get, when u assume you may make an ass out of your self, but then again it seems like your just an ass, with nothing else to do than to point blame at others to avoid the truth coming out about your screw ups in life!
Racism in any way needs to die, that mentality needs to die and you wonder why the rest of the world hates us and we label them "terrorist" stupid white America!
(yea haha illegal immigrants are the only drunk drivers yea how stupid.)
Think about it ignoramuses, this has nothing to do with race it has to do with rejco100's comment it is what it is. Remember America is great because of its diversities. Get a life!
By Planetearthcalling

10/23/09 at 8:13 a.m.

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Diversity is good.
Over run and overwhelmed by an invasion of uneducated illegal aliens who can't even read or write in their native language much less speak english is very very very bad. Even worse, they breed like rats all on the taxpayers dime after they get here. That is why I'm apposed to government health care.

Round em up and move em back where they came from.
By RyMan

10/24/09 at 2:35 a.m.

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Well, of course ignorance will reject experiences that contradict held beliefs and perceive the experiences that support held beliefs as being a larger and/or more important portion even when confronted with evidence to the contrary.
for example:
Male drivers, drivers in the 21-34 age group, and drivers who are of the "white" race constitute the largest percentage of drunk (or impaired) drivers in fatal crashes. (NHTSA)
Or:
The majority of welfare recipients are white.
By environprotector

10/27/09 at 6:43 a.m.

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Yet another in a long list of crimes, fatalities, etc. that begin with the first crime they commit.. entering this country illegally
By dipstick

10/29/09 at 2:21 p.m.

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armchair philosophers or redneck geeks? you decide.
By camoeyewear

10/29/09 at 8:26 p.m.

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aren't they great, just sit on your A-- America while they trash this country just like their own
By SSGJeremy

10/29/09 at 10:54 p.m.

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Ok, their names are hispanic, but where in the hell does it say that they are illegals? Do you guys walk down the street and look at every hispanic as an Illegal? What is really going on?
By LaTosqui

11/9/09 at 8:25 a.m.

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By LaTosqui

11/9/09 at 2:34 p.m.

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why do you peolpe always have to talk sh-- about hispanics if thanks to them you white people and african americans don't have to work cause all you guys do is get welfare atleast they are not rapist like you americans.
By sdsolosoul

11/16/09 at 4:06 p.m.

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I heard there is a second death involved.
Can anyone confirm this?

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