LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — More details were released in a deadly crash that left motorists trapped for hours on I-15 about 70 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
The driver of a Kia struck a construction vehicle on the left shoulder of the freeway. The driver was killed and his passenger injured, according to a news release from the Nevada State Police.
The crash occurred on the southbound I-15, around 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, about 11 miles south of Mesquite, causing a massive backup in traffic that lasted several hours and resulted in numerous drivers going off-road and getting stuck.
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Troopers said the construction truck had its warning lights activated, and the driver was in the process of setting up construction signs when the driver in the Kia failed to obey the move over law when approaching a highway maintenance vehicle.
The Kia’s driver, William Rance Bill, 22, from St. George, Utah, died of his injuries at the scene. His passenger was taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, the news release said…