2 Injured in Sparks Car Crash on Nugget Avenue near I-80

The driver of the second vehicle and a passenger were hospitalized with unknown injuries.

Sparks Car Crash
2 Injured in Sparks Car Crash on Nugget Avenue near I-80

Sparks, NV. – Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Friday evening in Sparks.

According to the Sparks Police Department, the crash happened on Nugget Avenue near the I-80 eastbound off-ramp at around 5:03 p.m.

A suspected impaired driver was traveling eastbound on the Nugget Avenue off-ramp at a high rate of speed when he collided with a second vehicle.

The driver fled the scene while two people were extricated from the wreck.

The driver of the second vehicle and a passenger were hospitalized with unknown injuries.

The at-fault driver was later arrested and faces several charges, including Driving Under the Influence Resulting in Substantial Bodily Harm.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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