LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two people were killed in a wrong-way suspected DUI crash near Boulder City, according to Nevada State Police Highway Patrol.
On Saturday around 2:20 p.m., Nevada State police responded to a report of a crash in the area of I-11 near mile marker 6, about eight miles from Boulder City.
Police said two vehicles were involved in the wrong-way head-on crash. A woman and a man were pronounced dead at the scene.
The wrong-way driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and will be booked on suspicion of impairment, NSP said.
The wrong-way driver also had two juveniles in the vehicle who were also taken to a local hospital for precautionary measures.
The U.S. 95 and I-11 interchange exit ramp to go southbound on I-11 is closed and I-11 southbound will be closed for several hours while NSP investigates, police said Saturday afternoon.