3 Killed as Pursuit by Nevada Deputies Ends in Crash
SPARKS, Nev. — Three people were killed in a head-on collision Sunday when a car being pursued by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper drifted into the oncoming lane and struck a pickup head-on.
Washoe County Sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Towery said the drivers of both vehicles and a girl in the pickup were killed in the accident on Nevada Route 445. Their names were not immediately released.
A boy in the pickup was listed in critical condition at Washoe Medical Center, where he was undergoing surgery.
Towery said a Highway Patrol trooper had activated his overhead lights and was trying to stop the car when the accident occurred.
“There were reports that the [car’s] driver was weaving in and out of the travel lane,” he said. “The trooper wanted to find out what was wrong with the driver.
“But the driver never slowed down and continued northbound until drifting into the southbound lane and striking the other vehicle.”
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