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Sunday, April 20, 2014Area:
Las Vegas, NVTwo people were hospitalized following an accident at Koval Lane near Harmon Avenue Monday morning.
The accident happened shortly after 2 a.m. Police say the victims, 27-year-old Chris Leichtweiss, who was driving, and 19-year-old Tiffany Nelson, who was a passenger, were riding their moped southbound on Koval, when a vehicle rear-ended them.
The impact sent the moped forward approximately 300 to 500 feet and caused Leichtweiss and Nelson to become separated from the bike.
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Monday, March 17, 2014Area:
Las Vegas, NVThe intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Windmill Lane has reopened to traffic after being closed for nearly seven hours because of a fatal crash that left two people dead.
The crash occurred around 1:15 a.m. According to police, the driver of pickup truck was speeding southbound on Las Vegas Boulevard and rear-ended a moped stopped at a red light. Both people on the moped were thrown more than 100 feet. One person died at the scene and the other died at University Medical Center. A third car was also hit by the vehicles.
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Monday, February 10, 2014Area:
Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas police are looking for a white company truck involved in a Tuesday morning three-way collision with a moped and a pedestrian in a wheelchair.
Police responded about 8:45 a.m. to the accident near Boulder Highway and Russell Road. The pedestrian was transported to University Medical Center with noncritical injuries, according to police.
Police would not say how the third vehicle, a moped, was involved in the accident.
The truck, which had green lettering on the side, fled the scene.