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Second person dies after northwest Las Vegas crash

Police said Wednesday that a second person died after a crash in northwest Las Vegas last week.

The crash occurred around 6:40 a.m. on Oct. 19 when a 2006 Toyota Scion was driving south on Centennial Center Boulevard, south of West Azure Drive. While trying to make a left turn, the driver lost control, causing the car to crash into a tree off the road, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The driver and passenger were taken to University Medical Center where the driver died that day.

The Clark County coroner’s office identified the driver as 20-year-0ld Kayla Walker.

Two days after the crash, police were notified that the passenger, Trent Hosmer Jr., 30, of Cincinnati, Ohio, had died at UMC.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

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