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Daughter of Councilwoman Involved in Crash

On Monday night, April 20, the daughter of Councilwoman Jeni Coke of Lake Havasu City was involved in an accident.

According to authorities, the accident occurred at around 8.30 at night in the 3300 block of London Bridge Road. Taylor Coke, aged 17 was driving in her vehicle when 53 year old William Penn of Desert Hills crossed the center line and hit her car head on.

Penn then fled the scene but officers gave chase and caught him in an area of desert nearby, when he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, aggravated assault, criminal damage and leaving the scene of an injury accident. He was not seriously injured.

However, Taylor Coke was injured and was flown by air ambulance to Las Vegas to be treated for a broken hip and two broken legs.

This is the second time in six weeks that a child of a council member has been hurt in a car accident, the last one being in early March when the 6 year old daughter of Councilwoman Michele Lin was injured in a car crash. She has since recovered.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto or motorcycle accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Serious Motorcycle Accident Sends One Man to Hospital

Early on Monday afternoon, 23 March, there was a serious motorcycle accident in the central Las Vegas Valley.

According to Metro Police, the accident happened shortly after 12.30 p.m. at 927 Decatur Boulevard near the intersection at Charleston. A 24 year old man was driving a 2014 Yamaha motorcycle in one direction and a 1991 Chevrolet pickup was approaching in the opposite direction. The pickup, being driven by a 62 year old man, then turned left in front of the motorcycle. The motorcyclist hit the rear passenger side of the pickup and flew off his motorcycle onto the road. He was transported to University Medical Center in a life threatening condition.

The man driving the Chevrolet stopped after the accident and was unhurt.

Northbound Decatur from Charleston was closed for nearly four hours while Metro’s Fatal Detail investigated the crash.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto or motorcycle accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Ambulance and Scooter Collide Leaving a Person Dead

On Monday, February 9, an ambulance and a scooter collided leaving one person dead and another critically injured.

According to police, the accident happened shortly before noon where Boulder Highway becomes Fremont Street near Sahara Avenue.

A MedicWest ambulance was headed east on Sahara responding to a call with lights and sirens and the traffic was stopped at the light to allow it to pass. The scooter, with a driver and a passenger, was traveling north on Boulder Highway and entered the intersection at Sahara where it collided with the ambulance.

The driver of the scooter, 50 year old Michael Ortiz, of Las Vegas was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where he was pronounced dead and his 49 year old female passenger was also taken to Sunrise with multiple fractures including a broken pelvis. She is said to be critical but stable.

Police closed the intersection of Fremont/Boulder Highway and Sahara for around five hours while they investigated.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

A Bicyclist Was Killed on Sunday

On Sunday morning a bicyclist was killed in the east valley.

According to police, the accident happened at around 8.30 in the morning in the 100 block of Lamb Boulevard, near Charleston Boulevard. William McCarley, aged 62 from Las Vegas, was riding on his Mongoose mountain bike, travelling on Lamb, when he suddenly entered another lane and was hit by a 2008 Dodge Challenger being driven by a 74 year old man from Ely, Nevada.

McCarley was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash happened in exactly the same location, on the other side of the street, from a similar incident the afternoon before when a man suffered minor injuries when he was outside the marked crosswalk near the intersection of Manor Green Lane and North Lamb Boulevard, and was struck by a vehicle at around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Initially he was thought to be seriously injured but having been taken to University Medical Center he made a major improvement.

This was the 6th traffic related death in Metro’s jurisdiction so far this year.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Man Smashes into People at Bus Stop

On Saturday night a car smashed into a Las Vegas bus stop leaving five people in hospital.

According to Metro police, a speeding Nissan Pathfinder, driven by 31 year old Daniel Cronin, lost control shortly after 5.30 p.m. and smashed into people at the bus stop near Rainbow Boulevard and Balzar Avenue, and close to Smoke Ranch Road. The vehicle hit four people at the bus stop; a 21 year old woman, her 4 year old son and 9 year old daughter and ended up striking a 27 year old man sitting on a bench there.

The mother was seriously injured and is still critical, one child had a broken foot, and the other suffered head injuries. The man on the bench, Cronin and his female passenger were also taken to University Medical Center with minor injuries.

According to police, on release from hospital, Cronin was arrested for felony count of DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm and on unrelated traffic warrants.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Second Fatal Crash in North Las Vegas

On Saturday morning, one person died and two others were hospitalized after an early morning car crash in North Las Vegas.

According to police the accident happened shortly after 4 in the morning, when a Ford Mustang, being driven by a 17 year old man, was traveling west on Craig Road. It then hit a Ford Explorer which was traveling south on Simmons Street and which had a green light.

The driver of the Mustang as well as his 19 year old male passenger both had what are thought to be non life threatening injuries and they were taken to University Medical Center.

The driver of the Ford Explorer, whose age, identity nor gender was released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Clark County coroner’s office will release more information on the driver once the family has been informed.

This is the second fatal crash of the year in North Las Vegas.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Man Who Fled Scene of Accident has been Arrested

On Friday, authorities located a driver accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal accident near Incline Village.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, on Friday, which was a day after the accident occurred, they discovered 49 year old Manuel Verdusco hiding in his Incline Village apartment. They then took him to a hospital with facial, ankle and arm injuries, and once he is released from hospital he will be arrested.

Verdusco is accused of being the driver when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Jeep on the Mount Rose Highway on Thursday evening.

According to troopers he had a passenger in the vehicle, 40 year old Hugo Soto-Barrios who died later of his injuries at a hospital. In addition, three occupants of the Jeep were also taken to hospital with either major or serious injuries. So far their names have not been released.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an auto accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Seven Motorcycles Involved in Crash

On Friday afternoon there was a crash involving seven motorcycles on state Route 160.

According to Nevada Highway Patrol, the accident happened just before 2 p.m. five miles west of state Route 159 when seven motorcyclists were trying to pass an RV in pairs, each one on either side of the RV. The first motorcyclist pair slowed after passing the RV, which went on to cause a chain reaction collision between the three pairs.

The fifth and sixth riders were Kevin Rubio, aged 28, of North Las Vegas who died at the scene, and another man who was airlifted to University Medical Center in critical condition.

According to NHP, the last motorcyclist approaching tried to avoid the crash and slid off of the road and another rider crashed into a truck. Their names and conditions are not yet known. The accident caused the area to be closed for hours, and the only way drivers were able to get by was by driving on the shoulder.

Troopers said that at this time the crash remains under investigation, but it does look like speed and reckless driving played a factor.

The names of the other victims weren’t released by NHP.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in a motorcycle accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Man Dies in Single Vehicle Rollover

Earlier in the week a Yerrington man was killed in a single vehicle rollover accident.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the accident happened on State Route 208 about 26 miles south of Yerington at around 7 p.m. on Monday. They said that 58 year old Mark Allen Thorpe was travelling eastbound in his 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser when he lost control of the car and drifted off the side of the road. Investigators believe that he then over corrected but this caused the vehicle to go across to the other side of the road and into a field. His car then hit an irrigation pipe and overturned. Thorpe was not wearing a seat belt and he was ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.

NHP issued said in a statement saying that it is not known yet if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed after being hit by a car, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Canadian Pedestrian Seriously Injured on Las Vegas Strip

A Canadian woman has suffered serious injured following an accident on the Strip.

According to Metro Police, the accident happened shortly after midnight when 36 year old Cassia Reimchea of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada was walking across Las Vegas Boulevard north of Flamingo Road.

Police went on to say that she entered the roadway from the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard and then she was hit by a 2013 Ford E 450 passenger bus which was traveling northwards and being driven by 55 year old Miranda Estanislao. Reimchea, who was not in a crosswalk, was knocked down onto the roadway.

She suffered serious injuries and was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. No one else at the scene was injured.

Estanislao reported the collision to the police herself and remained at the scene to assist with the investigation.

Metro police say the investigation is ongoing.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed after being hit by a car, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.