Police are seeking a driver who left the scene of a fatal crash Sunday in the Spring Mountains National Recreational Area, near Mount Charleston.
Troopers responded just before 2:20 p.m. to Lee Canyon Road near mile marker 7, according to a Nevada Highway Patrol release. Authorities say a silver 2012 Jeep Wrangler and a silver 2022 GMC Sierra pickup were both eastbound on Lee Canyon, approaching the mile marker.
The driver of the Jeep attempted to pass the GMC when the driver of the pickup crossed the center line in an attempt to pass a Toyota pickup at the same time and entered the westbound travel lane in the direct path of the Jeep.
The driver of the Jeep, identified as Joshua Gilbert-Amado Hernandez, 23, of Las Vegas, steered left to avoid a crash and entered the left shoulder. He then over-corrected the vehicle to the right, re-entering the travel lanes while rotating clockwise. The Jeep then overturned, ejecting the driver. Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the GMC did not remain on scene.
The investigation is being conducted by NHP’s Traffic Homicide Unit. It is the 13th fatality in NHP’s Southern Command this year.
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