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Need to know
- A child was seriously injured with possible life -threatening injuries after loose asphalt crashed into a vehicle that he went in
- He was transported to a local hospital after the emergency room arrived at the stage
- A 34-year-old woman drove Honda Pilot in 2017, and another child went with them-boot was undamaged
A child was critically injured after part of asphalt fell from a moving vehicle and crashed through the windshield on an SUV he went in, says Las Vegas police.
The incident occurred about 7:45 on Monday July 28 in Spring Valley, said Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in a statement.
A “large part of asphalt” was “unloaded” from a vehicle driving on South Durango Drive and entered the northbound lanes and met the child, a 6-year-old boy, who was inside a Honda pilot 2017, police say. The vehicle was driven by a 34-year-old woman.
The boy was sitting in the back seat, per CLASS. Another passenger, a 4-year-old boy, was undamaged.
The police identified the driver as Makayla Engstrum, who was undamaged and remained at the scene. She was not impaired at the accident.
Police said the 6-year-old was taken to the University Medical Center in southern Nevada with critical injuries after emergency recipients arrived.
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Police described the 6-year-old as having life-threatening injuries per KLA.
The relationship between the woman and the two children was not divided in public.
People did not immediately receive an answer from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The incident remains during investigation.
