LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department issued a news release early Wednesday morning updating information about a crash that occurred Tuesday evening that sent a police officer and bystander to the hospital.
According to Metro, the driver of a van was originally suspected of DUI and arrested but police said it is now believed the crash may have been the result of a “mechanical defect” that caused it to leave the roadway and enter a parking lot where it crashed into a parked motorcycle. The motorcycle hit the 32-year-old officer causing moderate injuries and the front of the van struck a pedestrian causing the 63-year-old man moderate injuries.
The van was traveling southbound on Lamb Boulevard, approaching Boulder Highway, when the crash occurred just before 6:30 p.m. The injured officer was taken to University Medical Center for treatment and the citizen who had serious injuries was tasked to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
Police said the van’s driver stayed at the crash scene and showed no signs of impairment. Police said she is cooperating with the investigation.
