Teen killed, 3 injured in I-15 rollover near Sloan
A teenager was thrown from a car and killed, and three others suffered injuries during a rollover crash early Tuesday near Sloan.
The 12:27 a.m. rollover occurred in the northbound lane of Interstate 15 because of a tire separation, according to trooper Jason Buratczuk of the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The 2003 Volkswagen Passat was in the left travel lane and veered into the shoulder before the driver over-corrected and then crossed I-15 into the desert on the right side. The Passat overturned, ejecting a rear seat passenger who died at the scene.
Three juvenile passengers were taken to University Medical Center with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Buratczuk said.
The Highway Patrol on Wednesday identified the person killed as 18-year-old Kobe Bailey. His death marked the 61st traffic-related fatality investigated by the Highway Patrol’s southern command this year.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Katelyn Newberg contributed to this report.
