Impairment, speed suspected in deadly crash near Washington and Bruce

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A man driving a pickup truck was killed in a crash with a Ford Mustang near Washington Avenue and Bruce Street early Saturday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

LVMPD said its communications center received calls just after 5:30 a.m. reporting a motor vehicle collision at the intersection.

Police said evidence at the scene, witness statements, and surveillance video indicated the 49-year-old man was driving a 1993 Nissan truck westbound on Washington Avenue and approached a “fresh yellow” traffic signal at Bruce Street in the only left-turn lane. LVMPD said the Nissan entered the intersection on the yellow light and began making a left turn southbound onto Bruce Street…

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