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Two Auto-Pedestrian Accidents in Vegas Kill One Person, Injure Another

These two events illustrate the importance of taking extra precautions while crossing a road. Even though it may seem trivial, it is important to stay within a marked crosswalk while walking across a roadway (which may have been a factor in the fatal auto-pedestrian accident). In addition to safety concerns, pedestrians in crosswalks enjoy more protection under the law – and, by extension, in civil courts during personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits.

Fatal DUI Car Crash Case Set for Trial

According to reports, a man told police, “I can’t drive home. I’m too drunk” after he crashed his PT Cruiser into a Mercedes in Las Vegas. The collision, which killed 52-year old Robert Childress, Jr., happened at the intersection of Charleston Street and Main Street when the at-fault driver reportedly ran a red light.

Two Serious Accidents Ruin Thanksgiving for Two Families in Las Vegas

Thanksgiving Day conjures up images of people gathering together for a delicious meal, watching football, or just lazing around the house in a tryptophan-induced haze. You don’t envision people driving at all hours of the night, but there are more people out on the roadways of Las Vegas than you think, and two of them were involved in serious accidents.

Two Fatal Accidents Occur Within 12 Hours

On Tuesday night, a 52-year old man turned his car into the path of a sport utility vehicle in Las Vegas. A Honda Accord was trying to turn left onto Duneville Street from Tropicana Avenue (just west of Club de Soleil) when the vehicle was rammed by a Chevrolet Trailblazer. The 61-year old driver of the SUV suffered injuries and was transported to University Medical Center.