LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A California man is dead after crashing and flipping his truck in Mesquite last week.
Nevada State Police responded to the crash around 1:32 a.m. in the area of West Pioneer Boulevard and Willis Carrier Canyon, 82 miles north of Las Vegas.
An initial investigation determined that a blue 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck was traveling west on Pioneer at a high speed. Police say the driver lost control while negotiating a curve in the road.
The vehicle then struck a median and a light pole before rolling onto its roof.
The driver, 45-year-old Matthew Douglas Brashear from Valley Glen, California, died from his injuries at the scene.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
So far this year, state troopers have investigated 64 crashes that have resulted in 72 deaths.
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