Impairment suspected after semitrailer overturns near Strip
A semitrailer driver was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday morning after overturning a truck on an off-ramp near the Strip, authorities said.
Investigators suspect the driver of the truck was impaired, Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield said.
Shortly after 9 a.m., Metro was informed of a hit-and-run at Rancho Drive and Desert Inn Road, Hadfield said.
After colliding with a car, the truck drove away and the car followed, he said.
The truck then overturned on the eastbound Flamingo Road off-ramp from southbound Interstate 15 and came to a stop on the on-ramp to I-15, Nevada Highway Patrol spokeswoman Ashlee Wellman said.
The driver was taken to Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Hadfield said.
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