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Fatal crash closes I-15 in northeast Las Vegas

Updated August 31, 2021 - 6:30 pm

A Henderson man died Friday night in a northeast Las Vegas crash.

Traffic logs show troopers were called at 10:02 p.m. to the Interstate 15 and 215 Beltway connector in response to the crash.

An alert from the Regional Transportation Commission warned that the Beltway was closed at Lamb Boulevard for several hours.

The victim was identified Tuesday by the Clark County coroner’s office as William Whitney, 71, of Henderson. His death was ruled an accident from multiple blunt force injuries.

Further information was not immediately available.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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