The Clark County coroner’s office identified 64-year-old Susan Villella as the woman who lost her life after a suspected DUI accident on Labor Day.
The coroner’s office confirmed that the deceased was 64-year-old Susan Villella of Las Vegas. Her cause and manner of death had not been ascertained as of Tuesday morning. As per the initial information, officers responded to the area of Farm Road and North Tenaya Way at about 7:31 a.m. on reports of a crash.
The investigation reports revealed that Villella’s 2012 Toyota Prius was hit head-on by a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe. Police believe that the Tahoe was driving on the wrong way of the road at the time of the collision. Villella succumbed to her injuries at the scene. The driver of the Tahoe, 27-year-old Alejandro Carrion, was transported to University Medical Center with minimal injuries and later arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Carrion is being held at the Clark County Detention Center on $8,000 bail on multiple charges, including DUI resulting in death, reckless driving resulting in death, two counts of drug possession, not wearing a seat belt, failure to maintain lanes and driving without a license.
An investigation is continuing.
September 8, 2021
Source: reviewjournal.com
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