Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Coroner identifies 18-year-old woman killed in crash

Fatal crash

A woman who died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday after her car collided with another car on Blue Diamond Road has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as 18-year-old Monica Ruiz-Mapile of Las Vegas.

The coroner’s office said Ruiz-Mapile died of blunt force trauma to the head and torso. The coroner ruled her death accidental.

Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Joseph Fackrell said Ruiz-Mapile was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at about 4:10 p.m. Thursday at Blue Diamond Road and South Fort Apache.

He said a man in the other car was taken to University Medical Center with unknown injuries.

Troopers are investigating the crash, but don't know which direction each vehicle was traveling, Fackrell said.

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