Coroner IDs man who died in Las Vegas crash after running red light
(Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated May 20, 2019 - 8:18 pm
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a 59-year-old man who died Saturday morning in a crash after running a red light in Summerlin.
About 8:20 a.m., Teodulo Martinez-Rios drove his Toyota Tacoma south on Town Center Drive through the light at West Charleston Boulevard, striking the driver’s side of a Nissan Altima, according to Las Vegas police. Martinez-Rios, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene of blunt force injuries.
The coroner’s office ruled his death an accident.
The Nissan driver, a 27-year-old woman, suffered moderate injuries.
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