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Las Vegas police investigate a fatal crash on the 8300 block of West Charleston Boulevard on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. The vehicle fled from officers and became involved in a single-vehicle accident near Lake Mead and Rainbow where one of the suspects was declared deceased at the scene. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye
Las Vegas police investigate a fatal crash on the 8300 block of West Charleston Boulevard on Mo ...
Las Vegas police investigate a fatal crash on the 8300 block of West Charleston Boulevard on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. The vehicle fled from officers and became involved in a single-vehicle accident near Lake Mead and Rainbow where one of the suspects was declared deceased at the scene. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
October 10, 2022 - 7:44 am
 
Updated October 11, 2022 - 4:01 pm

A 39-year-old man was killed Monday morning in a vehicle crash after a police chase in west Las Vegas.

The four-mile pursuit began around 12:30 a.m. in the 8300 block of West Charleston Boulevard, where police said a vehicle with three people inside drove away from officers, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department.

The vehicle crashed, and one person inside died at the scene, but police did not release details of how the wreck occurred.

The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified the man who died as Angel Ortega, of Las Vegas.

The other two people inside the vehicle were hospitalized, but Metro did not specify their injuries.

West Lake Mead Boulevard was closed between Rock Springs Drive and North Rainbow Boulevard, and U.S. Highway 95 was closed northbound and southbound at Lake Mead while officers investigated the crash.

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

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