According to officials with the Las Vegas Metro Police Information Office, the accident occurred shortly after 1:00 a.m. Monday near the intersection of East Bonanza Road and North Christy Lane. Police say a 27 year-old man was traveling east on Bonanza Road in a 2010 Dodge Charger when he lost control of the vehicle. As the car approached North Christy Lane, it veered off the roadway.

The vehicle traveled north through two front yards of residences before striking a chain-link fence, bust stop sign, tree, and a second chain-link fence, police say.

The driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. His identity has not been released.

The accident remains under investigation. No other vehicles were involved.

If you have been injured in a Las Vegas car accident, please contact a Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer of William Palmer & Associates, P.C., by calling 702-888-2222.

According to officials with the Clark County Coroner’s Office, 26 year-old Herman Morales died from multiple injuries suffered in the accident. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the accident occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. on the Paradise/Maryland interconnect at Woodwinds Way, just west of Interstate 215 between Robindale Road and Windmill Lane. According to the accident report, a 2004 Nissan Maxima was heading south on the interconnect in the far right lane when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The car veered off the roadway and struck the west curb before hitting a block wall, police say.

The driver, 24 year-old Ricardo Orozco-Garcia, was transported by ambulance to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. He was subsequently arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. He is facing one count of DUI resulting in death.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends.

According to officials with the Metro Police, the accident occurred between Jones and Decatur Boulevard as 26 year-old Aderaw Melaku was driving a 1994 Toyota Camry northbound on Solteros Street and attempting to make a left turn onto Flamingo Road. A 2008 Infiniti G37s, driven by 48 year-old Tracy Kruzan, was headed eastbound in the center lane of Flamingo road and collided with the left side of Melaku’s vehicle.

Both drivers were transported by ambulance to University Medical Center for treatment. Kruzan suffered minor injuries, and Melaku was admitted with serious injuries, police say.

The accident remains under investigation.

If you have been injured in a Las Vegas car accident, please contact a Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer of Palmer & Associates, P.C., by calling 702-888-2222.

According to Las Vegas Police Department spokesman Marcus Martin, the accident occurred shortly before 8:00 a.m. in the intersection of Colorado Avenue and Lamont Street, near Charleston and Nellis boulevards in the eastern part of the valley. Police say  a 2004 Chevrolet Beretta struck the three people as they entered the crosswalk.

All three victims were transported by ambulance to University Medical Center for treatment. Their conditions are not known.

There is no indication that the accident was a hit-and-run. It is unknown if the driver of the Beretta ran a red light, or will face charges in the accident.

If you have been injured in a Las Vegas car accident, please contact a Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney of William Palmer & Associates, P.C., by calling 702-888-2222.

According to officials with the Nevada Highway Patrol, a semi-truck struck the median shortly after 1:00 p.m. on U.S. 95 between Tropicana Avenue and Flamingo Road. Police say there were no other vehicles involved in the crash, and only the truck driver was injured.

The driver was transported, by ambulance, to an area hospital for treatment. Police could not comment on the nature or extent of the man’s injuries. His identity has not been released.

The crash forced Nevada Highway Patrol troopers to close two lanes of the highway around 1:00 p.m while response crews worked to clean up the scene of the crash. The road was cleared less than an hour later.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured in a Las Vegas car accident due to the reckless or negligent actions of another party, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact a Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer of Palmer & Associates, P.C., by calling 702-888-2222.

According to officials with the Las Vegas Police department, 62 year-old Jon Meredith, of Williamston, was killed in a taxi crash on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas shortly after 12:00 p.m. Friday. Police say Meredith was in the back seat of a taxi, which had stopped on the interstate due to a traffic backup caused by another accident. The taxi was struck from behind by a Dodge Stratus, which caught fire after the impact.

Meredith was transported by ambulance to University of Nevada Las Vegas Medical Center following the crash. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Tiffany Funeral Home in Lansing is handling funeral arrangements. The funeral is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Sunday at St. Gerard Catholic Church in Lansing.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this very difficult time.

According to officials with the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office, a 79 year-old man from Barstow was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident on eastbound 40 near Kelbaker Road. Las Vegas police say the accident occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday when the back tire of a sport utility vehicle lost its tread, causing the driver to lose control and swerve off the roadway. The vehicle rolled several times.

Paramedics transported the driver and three passengers to Colorado River Medical Center in Needles for treatment. A woman riding in the vehicle was flown to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas for treatment.

The identities of those involved have not been released.

According to court documents, judge Jennifer Togliatti sentenced 29 year-old Miranda Dalton to eight to 20 years in prison. Dalton pleaded guilty in June to driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death.

Dalton was drunk behind the wheel of her Jeep Grand Cherokee April 9 when she struck a Buick Century driven by 28 year-old Paul Maidman on Cheyenne Avenue. Maidman was pronounced dead later that night at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. A prosecutor said Dalton’s blood alcohol content was more than two times the legal limit after the crash.

Dalton had a previous driving under the influence conviction from a 2001 case.

According to officials with the Clark County Coroner’s Office, 80 year-old Maurice Goldberg and 87 year-old Margot Carra were killed in a car accident at the intersection of Mountain Vista Street and Vegas Valley Drive shortly after noon Wednesday.

According to officials with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, Goldberg suffered a medical episode while driving a Ford Focus on Mountain Vista Street, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, veer off the roadway, and strike a block wall. The Coroner’s report notes Carra died of blunt force trauma.

Las Vegas Metro Police said the accident marked the 47th traffic-related fatality this year.

According to officials with the Clark County Coroner’s Office, 19 year-old Allen Paul Layno, of Laughlin, was traveling south on a gravel road in a Pontiac Grand Am shortly before 4:00 a.m. Tuesday when the fatal accident occurred. The 17 year-old female driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, causing the car to roll over and eject Layno, police say. The accident occurred in the desert area west of Needles Highway and Bruce Woodbury Drive.

According to the coroner’s report, Layno died from blunt force injuries suffered during the crash. The drive sustained only minor injuries in the accident, investigators say.

The Las Vegas Police Department continues to investigate the cause of the crash.