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Henderson police: Passenger killed, driver critically hurt in early Sunday crash on Horizon Ridge Parkway
A single-vehicle crash into a light pole at Horizon Ridge Parkway and Shaded Canyon Drive killed one passenger and left the driver with life-threatening injuries, Henderson Police said. Speed and impairment are suspected factors.
A passenger died and the driver suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday when a vehicle struck a light pole in Henderson, police said.
Henderson Police and Henderson Fire responded to the single-vehicle crash at Horizon Ridge Parkway and Shaded Canyon Drive at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, according to police.
The vehicle carried two people. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, police said.
Investigators suspect speed and impairment were factors in the crash, police said. The names of the people involved have not been released.
The intersection sits along a busy east-west corridor in Henderson, and the early-morning timing meant the crash unfolded with little traffic on the road. Police have not said whether any other vehicles were involved, and the investigation is ongoing.
The death adds to a grim tally of serious and fatal collisions on Southern Nevada roads. Henderson Police have repeatedly urged drivers to slow down and to arrange a sober ride, noting that speed and impairment remain leading contributors to severe crashes.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Henderson Police.