On Monday evening, February 1, a man and a woman died in a three vehicle collision in North Las Vegas.

According to Nevada Highway Patrol the accident happened shortly after 5.40 p.m. on the northern 215 Beltway, in the westbound lanes, just east of the Aliante Parkway exit.

Initially two cars, a Lexus and a Buick, hit each other head on, and then a Chrysler car hit the wreckage. At this time it is not clear which of the vehicles crossed the center line and caused the collision. Following the collision the Lexus, being driven by 38 year old Tracy Michael Simpson, of Las Vegas flipped and the male driver died. The driver of the Buick, 48 year old Maria Dennis of Las Vegas, was transported to University Medical Center where she too died.

The two people inside the Chrysler, a male and a female were also taken to University Medical Center with minor injuries.

The crash is still under investigation.
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If you have been injured in an accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the accident attorneys at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today. Your initial consultation if free of charge, and if we take your case we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, so you only pay for our services if we collect money for you.

Early on Wednesday morning, December 2, an elderly pedestrian died having been hit by an SUV.

According to Metro police, the accident happened shortly before 6 a.m. in the intersection of Fremont Street and Eastern Avenue. A 77 year old man was crossing Eastern outside of a marked crosswalk at and entered the path of a 1999 Isuzu Amigo being driven by 54 year old Kenneth Mason who was approaching a green light.

The elderly gentleman was pronounced dead at the scene, and Mason stopped immediately and cooperated with the police.

While police investigated the crash, the entire intersection was closed until around 10 a.m. Initial thoughts are that Mason may have been using his cell phone at the time of the accident although it is still unclear as to whether the pedestrian, who was in a crosswalk, had a green light.

The Clark County coroner’s office will release the man’s identity after next of kin has been notified.

This is the 110th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction.
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If you have been injured in an accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the accident attorneys at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today. Your initial consultation if free of charge, and if we take your case we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, so you only pay for our services if we collect money for you.

On Saturday, September 5, there was a fatal bus crash in Las Vegas caused by a drunk driver.

According to Metro Police, the accident happened at around 7 a.m. on the 1100 block of South Main Street at Charleston Boulevard. A 1990 BMW 540i being driven by 24 year old Jonathan Donner, ran a red light and hit a Chevrolet tour bus, which made the bus flip over and crash into a 2010 Ford F-150, being driven by 32 year old Sean Poe of Las Vegas. The tour bus then caught fire.

The driver of the tour bus, 53 year old Francisco Cosenza from Las Vegas was killed along with a 34 year old man from Germany. Three other passengers escaped from the bus. Stefanie Kloeppke, aged 30 of Germany was taken to University Medical Center and her condition is unknown. Also injured were 39 year old Brian Zerbee and 34 year old Sara Zerbee both from Iowa. Brian is in stable condition and Sara has been released from UMC. Poe was uninjured

Donner had minor injuries and he faces two counts of DUI resulting in death and three counts of DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm. Shortly before the accident the police had been called from a bar to say Donner was drunk and had gotten in his BMW and driven off.

The crash is still being investigated and the deaths were the 67th and 68th traffic-related fatalities in Metro Police’s area this year.

If you have been injured in an accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the accident attorneys at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today. Your initial consultation if free of charge, and if we take your case we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, so you only pay for our services if we collect money for you.

On Monday morning, August 10, a woman was killed and one injured in a five vehicle crash near McCarran International Airport.

According to Metro Police the crash happened around 8 a.m. near Sunset and Paradise roads and caused the area to be closed to traffic for most of the day. It appears that 39 year old Angela Bashay, driving a 2011 Honda Pilot was going east on Sunset. As she approached Paradise she crashed into the back of a 2003 Nissan Altima as it was stopping at the intersection. The Altima was pushed forward into a traffic signal pole.

Bashay’s vehicle overturned and skidded into a 2007 Honda Civic that was stopped in the left turn lane to Paradise. The Civic was then pushed into two other vehicles which were stationary at the intersection; a 2015 Toyota Highlander and a 2011 Toyota Camry.

The women driving the Altima and Civic were taken to Sunrise Hospital, where the Altima driver died. Their names have not been released. The driver of the Civic suffered minor injuries.

It is thought that once the investigation has been concluded that criminal charges will be brought.

If you have been injured in a motorcycle or auto accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the accident attorneys at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today. Your initial consultation if free of charge, and if we take your case we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, so you only pay for our services if we collect money for you.

Early on Thursday morning, July 2, a single vehicle rollover caused the death of a woman.

According to Las Vegas police, the accident happened shortly after 7 a.m. near the intersection of Smoke Ranch Road and Decatur Boulevard. A 20 year old woman was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer and travelling at speed when she lost control. The vehicle left the roadway and hit a wall. It then flipped over onto the driver’s side, and the driver was ejected.

Both the driver, who was seriously injured and her 21 year old passenger, who suffered moderate injuries, were taken to University Medical Center, where the driver died.

The Clark County coroner’s office later released the driver’s identity as 20 year old Sophia Faraci from Las Vegas.

The accident is still under investigation and was the 51st traffic related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

If you have been injured in a motorcycle or auto accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the accident attorneys at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today. Your initial consultation if free of charge, and if we take your case we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, so you only pay for our services if we collect money for you.

On Wednesday, May 27 a crash injured four SAIT students and a Las Vegas resident is now facing charges.

According to Las Vegas police, the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. on Dean Martin Drive, which is located west of the strip.

A semi tractor trailer unit being driven by 44 year old Bernard Tropp, was travelling southbound and entered the two-way turn lane to head into the northbound lane. At the same time, a Dodge Caravan taxi was travelling in the northbound lane and it swerved to the left to try and miss the truck as it entered but was hit head on by the semi. The truck ended up in the parking lot of an industrial complex and the driver, Tropp fled the scene on foot. The occupants of the taxi van, who were all from Calgary, were taken to UMC Trauma in Las Vegas.

Anisha Sharma, aged 21, was in serious condition as was 24 year old Sarah Nhung, 24. Steven Kwan, aged 23 was said to be in moderate condition and 22 year old Sammy El-rafih, was critical. The 45 year old driver of the taxi escaped with minor injuries.

Witnesses at the scene told police where the driver of the semi had gone and they found him and took him into custody where he failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for suspicion of DUI-Liquor and Felony Hit and Run.

If you have been injured in a motorcycle or auto accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the accident attorneys at Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today. Your initial consultation if free of charge, and if we take your case we will represent you on a contingency fee basis, so you only pay for our services if we collect money for you.