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Blowout blamed for fatal crash on State Route 160 near Pahrump

A blown tire led to a Wednesday rollover crash near Pahrump that left one man dead and another critically injured. (Nevada Highway Patrol)
A blown tire led to a Wednesday rollover crash near Pahrump that left one man dead and another critically injured. (Nevada Highway Patrol)
A blown tire led to a Wednesday rollover crash near Pahrump that left one man dead and another critically injured. (Nevada Highway Patrol)
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September 28, 2018 - 11:55 am
 

A blown tire led to a Wednesday rollover crash near Pahrump that left one man dead and another critically injured.

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Travis Smaka said the men were traveling soutbound on state Route 160 in a Ford Explorer when the SUV’s left rear tire blew out.

The vehicle overturned after hitting the right shoulder near mile marker 36, ejecting both the 22-year-old driver and 20-year old passenger. Neither of the men was wearing a seatbelt, Smaka said.

The driver, identified as Martin Francis Hernandez of Pahrump, died at the scene. The passenger was airlifted to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Smaka said Hernandez’s death marks the 50th fatal crash and 62nd traffic fatality Highway Patrol’s southern command has investigated this year.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0365. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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