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Several people injured in crash caused by suspected burglars at Rancho Drive and Cheyenne Avenue near Las Vegas, Nevada

Modified Date: 
Tue, 07/18/2017 - 11:37am
Accident Date: 
Friday, January 15, 2016

Suspected burglars cause wreck that injures 6 people, police say

Suspected burglars fleeing from police caused a wreck that sent six people to the hospital Friday afternoon in the north valley, Las Vegas police say. It wasn't immediately clear whether the suspected burglars were among the six people hospitalized. About 2 miles away, near the intersection of Rancho Drive and Gowan Road, an officer who had spotted the suspected burglars' vehicle tried stopping it, police say. Jeff Clark said. The driver didn't stop, continued on Rancho and crashed about half a mile later at the Cheyenne Avenue intersection.

6 hurt in crash near Cheyenne and Rancho

The crash happened at 1:23 p.m. at the intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and Rancho Drive. The fleeing vehicle hit a pedestrian and jumped a curb at Cheyenne and Rancho, before crashing into another vehicle. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle at Gowan Road and Rancho Drive, but the vehicle sped away. Police direct traffic around the scene of a crash in northern Las Vegas on Jan. 15, 2016. (Jason Valle/FOX5) At least six people, including a child, were hurt in a crash in northern Las Vegas on Friday afternoon that involved a vehicle believed to be connected to an earlier burglary, according to police. According to Officer Laura Meltzer, of Las Vegas Metro police, officers received a report of a burglary at 1:13 p.m. at a home in the 4100 block of Compass Rose Way.
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Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
Rancho Drive and Cheyenne Avenue
City: 
Las Vegas, NV
County: 
Clark County, NV
Area: 
Las Vegas, NV

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