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Impaired Driver Kills Two and Injures Five

Late on Christmas Eve, two women died and five more people were injured after a two vehicle crash.

According to Las Vegas police, the accident happened just after 11.30 p.m. at an intersection in northwest Las Vegas. A BMW 300i was speeding and it passed a red light, hitting a GMC Terrain. In the Terrain were an unnamed 81 year old woman together with the driver, 63 year old Cotina Porter-Smith and they both died at the scene. Also injured were a one year old boy and a 42 year old woman who were both from Ellenwood Georgia. They were transported to hospital where their condition is unknown.

The driver of the BMW, 25 year old, Ray Diokno, and his passengers, 25 year old Jermayne Jefferson and 26 year old Matthew Modelo, were hospitalized with serious injuries at University Medical Center.

According to police, Diokno will be facing felony charges for driving under the influence.

If you have been injured in an automobile accident in Summerlin or anywhere in Nevada, and are concerned that there may be no source of compensation for you, please call the hit-and-run 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.