A driver was killed early Sunday morning after an SUV veered off Boulder Highway in Henderson and slammed into a light pole, according to police. The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. near Barrett Street, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Henderson Police Department said the single-vehicle crash occurred on Boulder Highway near Barrett Street, between Sunset and Warm Springs roads, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A preliminary investigation found that the driver of a Mercedes SUV veered off the roadway before striking the pole, the paper reported.
Details Released Days After the Crash
Henderson police did not share information about the collision until later in the week. The department laid out the circumstances of the crash in a statement issued Thursday, as reported by News3LV.
The driver has not yet been publicly identified. The Clark County Coroner's Office is expected to release that information, per the same police statement cited by the Review-Journal.
What Remains Unknown
Police have not said what caused the SUV to leave the road, and no information has been released about the vehicle's speed, direction of travel, or whether anyone else was inside at the time. The condition of the light pole and any resulting impact on traffic along the busy Boulder Highway corridor also have not been detailed by authorities.
Crash data gathered from incidents like this one is compiled by law enforcement agencies and maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation, which says the information is used to help improve traffic and highway safety statewide. No further details on the Henderson crash had been released as of Thursday.
