Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Teen injured in car crash dies at hospital

A 17-year-old boy critically injured in a single-car crash into a lamp post earlier this month has died, Metro Police reported.

Police were notified about 3 p.m. today that the teen died at University Medical Center.

A 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse was eastbound on Sahara Avenue, approaching Sloan Lane, about 1 a.m. on Dec. 3 when it went out of control, started to spin and hit a lamp post, police said.

The driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said. His name has not been released.

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