Nineteen Year Old Faces DUI Charges After Deadly Central Las Vegas Collision

A Las Vegas man is facing driving under the influence charges following a fatal collision with a bicyclist on Friday night. The incident occurred in central Las Vegas at the intersection of North Rancho Drive and West Sunset Drive.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the crash took place shortly before 7:45 PM. Investigators determined that a bicyclist was traveling east on Sunset Drive when he reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign, entering the travel path of a 1999 Ford F-150. The Ford, driven by 19-year-old Max Figueroa, struck the bicyclist.

Emergency medical personnel transported the cyclist to University Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased. Police officials stated that Figueroa remained at the scene and exhibited signs of impairment. Following a preliminary investigation, he was arrested and booked on suspicion of DUI resulting in death.

The identity of the deceased has not been released pending notification of next of kin by the Clark County Coroner’s Office. The investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section remains active. This incident marks another fatality in what local residents have described as a dangerous stretch of the Rancho Drive corridor.

Source credit: Las Vegas Review-Journal