NEVADA: Child injured in crash with DUI driver charged by Las Vegas Metro Police

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas police say a four-year-old boy is suffering life-threatening injuries after a suspected DUI crash in the east valley Saturday night.

It happened around 10 p.m. at the intersection of E. Flamingo Road and S. Pecos Road.

According to police, the four-year-old boy was riding as a rear passenger in a Toyota Corolla that was traveling north on Pecos Road and approaching a green traffic signal located at the intersection with E. Flamingo Road.

As the Toyota entered the intersection, police say a Mercedes-Benz traveling east on Flamingo failed to stop for the red traffic signal, entered the intersection, and collided with the Toyota. MORE

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