LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A medic suffered minor accidents in a Sunday night time crash in North Las Vegas involving a pickup truck that rolled a number of instances after colliding with an AMR ambulance.
A North Las Vegas spokesperson stated the Jan. 19 crash at Cheyenne Avenue and Clayton Road resulted in minor accidents to individuals in three automobiles. After the collision, the eastbound Toyota Tacoma pickup rolled and collided with a Chevy Trax within the westbound lanes of Cheyenne.
The ambulance was driving northbound on Clayton Road when the collision occurred. Police stated the pickup didn’t cease at a crimson gentle. There have been no sufferers within the ambulance on the time.
North Las Vegas police used the crash for instance to warn individuals of the hazards of drunk driving, posting a video on Fb with pictures of the crash. The video is on the high of this text. “This devastating rollover involved one of our medics, a first responder who dedicates their life to saving others,” the Fb submit stated.
The driving force of the Tacoma was transported to UMC Trauma with minor accidents and was arrested for driving below the affect, in keeping with police. The driving force’s identify was not instantly accessible.
Police urged motorists to “STOP Driving Drunk. Lives Are at Stake.”
With the message that incidents like this are avoidable, police provided the following pointers:
“Drunk driving is NEVER definitely worth the threat. It places harmless lives in peril, shatters households, and leaves lasting penalties.Security Tricks to Stop Drunk Driving:
All the time designate a sober driver should you plan to drink.
Use rideshare apps or taxis to get house safely.
If you happen to see somebody about to drive drunk, step in and assist them discover one other manner house.
By no means get within the automobile with an impaired driver—your life issues too.
Be vigilant on the street and report suspected drunk drivers to regulation enforcement.
Drunk driving isn’t only a unhealthy selection, it’s against the law with life-altering penalties. Let’s work collectively to stop these mindless tragedies and defend everybody on the street.”
