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Henderson crash on Horizon Ridge kills passenger, critically injures driver; speed and impairment suspected
A single-vehicle crash early Sunday on Horizon Ridge Parkway near Shaded Canyon Drive left a female passenger dead and a male driver hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Henderson police say speed and impairment are suspected factors after the Honda Prelude struck a light pole.
A female passenger was killed and a male driver was critically injured early Sunday when a Honda Prelude struck a light pole on Horizon Ridge Parkway in Henderson, according to the Henderson Police Department.
Officers and Henderson Fire Department crews responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash at Horizon Ridge Parkway and Shaded Canyon Drive at about 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 8, police said.
A preliminary investigation found the driver was heading east on Horizon Ridge Parkway near Gibson Road. A witness told investigators the car was initially traveling at a slow rate of speed before accelerating to a high rate of speed and hitting the pole near Shaded Canyon Drive, police said.
Two people were inside the vehicle when officers arrived. The female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver had to be extricated from the wreckage and was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said both speed and impairment are suspected to be factors in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
The Clark County Coroner's Office will release the passenger's name after her next of kin have been notified.
The crash adds to a grim stretch of serious collisions on valley roads. In late October, two people died in a fiery crash on Interstate 15 near St. Rose Parkway, and a motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a crash in the southwest valley near Blue Diamond Road and Jones Boulevard.
Henderson police have not released further details about the driver's condition or whether any charges are pending. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to contact the Henderson Police Department.