A Sunday afternoon drive over the Mountain Springs pass turned chaotic when a five-vehicle crash on northbound State Route 160 at mile marker 19 left one person in critical condition and shut down the mountain lanes, according to authorities. The wreck, reported during the evening commute, quickly backed up traffic between Las Vegas and Pahrump as emergency crews rushed in.
Crash and response
Nevada State Police told KTNV that Nevada Highway Patrol troopers responded to the northbound crash at 4:38 p.m. and found five vehicles tangled in the wreckage. One person was taken by ambulance to a local hospital in critical condition. NSP said the eastbound, or north, travel lanes at mile marker 19 were closed while crews worked to clear the…..