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Woman hospitalized with punctured trachea after east Las Vegas Valley crash

Updated March 4, 2017 - 1:22 pm

A woman was taken to University Medical Center after a two-car crash in the east valley Friday night.

About 6:35 p.m., the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a crash on the 4200 block of Patterson Avenue near South Lamb Boulevard, Metro Lt. Grant Rogers said.

The crash, involving a two white sedans, left the woman with a punctured trachea. The woman’s airbag may have caused the neck injury, Rogers said.

The intersection of Louise Street and Patterson Avenue was closed for a few hours for investigation.

No futher information was immediatley available.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.

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