Demetrious Armond Burgess, 44, dead following collision where allegedly DUI and speeding driver runs red light, causes three-vehicle crash and flees the scene at Charleston Boulevard and Honolulu Street in Las Vegas, Nevada
Suspected DUI crash kills 1 in east Las Vegas Valley
The Pontiac then struck the front of a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander that was stopped at the red light, police said. The people in the Chevrolet were unharmed, but the Pontiac’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
UPDATE: Coroner identifies victim in fatal hit-and-run crash; driver arrested for DUI
Medical crews arrived and pronounced Burgess dead on scene. The driver of the Explorer fled the scene on foot, but was quickly taken into custody by Metro Police.
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