Update: The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified the juvenile driver as 17-year-old Gene Daniel Ashley-Aragon of Las Vegas. His cause of death was listed as blunt force injuries, with the manner being accidental.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A juvenile driver was killed and a Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer was injured after a two-vehicle crash at an east valley intersection, according to a police report.
It happened on Monday shortly after 6 p.m. at East Flamingo Road and Boulder Highway.
The marked police vehicle was driving southbound on Boulder Highway and stopped at a red light just before the crash happened. Once the light turned green and the officer began traveling through the intersection on Flamingo Road, his vehicle was struck by a driver traveling westbound on Flamingo who drove through the red light, according to police.
The crash closed down traffic in all directions, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.
The police officer had moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the juvenile driver of the sedan was taken to the hospital with critical injuries but died a short time later.
Nevada State Police is investigating the crash. This is the 95th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2023.
