Pahrump man ID’d as victim in fatal Route 160 rollover crash
A man who died in a rollover crash between Las Vegas and Pahrump on Wednesday has been identified.
He was 22-year-old Martin Francis Hernandez of Pahrump, the Clark County coroner’s office said. His cause and manner of death had not yet been determined.
The crash happened about 2:50 p.m. on state Route 160 at mile marker 36, near Pahrump, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. A green Ford Explorer overturned and ejected Hernandez and another man, spokesman Travis Smaka said. The injured man was taken by helicopter to University Medical Center in critical condition.
Troopers were expected to release additional details on the crash later Thursday.
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