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Despite wearing a seatbelt, a woman named Sheila Williams, 48, died on the scene and nine more people were injured when the driver of a Ford E350 lost control of the vehicle. The Econoline Van rotated, left the roadway edge and climbed up a concrete median before being overturned last Sunday, February 22. The injured occupants were taken to University Medical Center for treatment. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling too fast in the rain. This is already the ninth fatal accident for the Nevada Highway Patrol - Southern Command just for this year alone.
Thomas and Keiko Kawachika were riding together in a car eastbound on Flamingo Road when their vehicle collided with another driven by a 59-year-old man. Keiko was not wearing a seat belt. She and Thomas were both taken to University Medical Center with moderate injuries. The other driver was not injured. Keiko died of her injuries at UMC.