Tragedy struck last Wednesday night, at 10:45 p.m., on May 15, on U.S. 6, approximately 35 miles west of Tonopah, as a fatal crash claimed the life of a 22-year-old driver.
According to NSP, the crash happened when a 2024 Chevy Tahoe, traveling westbound on U.S. 6 in the wrong direction, collided with a 2020 Kia Optima heading eastbound in the appropriate lane. The Tahoe driver attempted to steer left, coinciding with the Kia driver’s movement to the right, resulting in a collision between the vehicles’ left fronts.
The Kia driver, identified as Summer Reid of Iyanbito, New Mexico, succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the Tahoe driver, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, remains undisclosed.
The crash investigation is ongoing, and NSP is urging anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward by calling the Elko Office at (775) 753-1111 or via email at ncemirt@dps.state.nv.us.
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