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Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Construction Gate at Athletics Ballpark Site
A driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after crashing into an exterior construction gate at the Athletics ballpark site in Las Vegas early Sunday, police said. Impairment is suspected.
LAS VEGAS â A single-vehicle crash at the Athletics ballpark construction site sent one driver to the hospital early Sunday morning, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Officers responded at 6:07 a.m. to the intersection of Reno Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, where a vehicle had struck an exterior construction gate at the site, LVMPD said. The driver was transported to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Police said impairment is suspected as a factor in the crash.
The gate involved was an exterior construction gate, not a gate to the structure itself, according to police. The investigation is ongoing.
Video of the aftermath was posted online by Instagram user @JoshuaTreeComedy.
The crash occurred at the construction site of the Athletics' planned Las Vegas ballpark, a major development project near the Strip. The intersection of Reno Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard is adjacent to the site.
No further details were immediately available. Police have not released the driver's identity or said whether any charges have been filed.