Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Route 160 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly lost control and rolled.
Participants:
- Armando Lazaro Jr, driver of tractor-trailer
- Raul Chagollan, passenger in tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Raul Chagollan, 33, killed
Details:
On or about Friday, June 17th, 2022, around 10:28 in the morning, a suspected DWI single-vehicle tractor-trailer accident left one man dead. Deputies from the Clark County Sherriff’s Office said the accident was reported along Route 160 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Authorities from the Nevada State Police said 33-year-old Raul Chagollan was killed when the tractor-trailer he was riding in allegedly lost control and rolled off the side of Route 160. Emergency responders pronounced Chagollan dead of his injuries a short time after the accident was called in. Police did not mention any other vehicles in their statement on the crash.
Police have since identified the driver of the tractor-trailer as Armando Lararo Jr., who was arrested on suspicion of DWI after the incident.
Officials are still investigating the accident.