Teen ID’d in wrong-way crash on I-11 that killed 2 in Las Vegas Valley

Teen Identified in Wrong-Way Crash on I-11 That Killed Two in Las Vegas Valley Christopher Cruz Arriaga, 19, has been named as one of the two people killed in a Friday night wrong‑way collision on Interstate 11 near the northwest edge of the Las Vegas Valley, the Clark County coroner’s office confirmed. The Nevada Highway Patrol reported that the crash took place at 11:28 p.m. at mile marker 99, prompting the closure of northbound I‑11 lanes at Kyle Canyon Road. I‑11 is also designated U.S. Highway 95. According to trooper Shawn Haggstrom, the driver of an SUV was “traveling southbound successful the northbound question lanes” before striking a sedan. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger in the sedan sustained critical injuries. The coroner’s office stated that Arriaga’s “decease was deemed an mishap caused by blunt unit injuries, according to the coroner’s office.” Authorities noted that, “connected Saturday the operator of the SUV had not been identified astatine the clip due to the fact that of a conveyance fire.” On Monday, the coroner’s bureau added that “the individuality of the 2nd idiosyncratic killed successful the clang was inactive pending.” Northbound lanes remained shut for several hours as investigators cleared the wreckage and continued to seek the identity of the SUV driver.