Dayton teen dies in Tuesday Highway 50 accident
An 18-year-old Dayton man died in a crash involving a big rig Tuesday on Highway 50 and Ambrose Lane in Dayton, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
David Arroyo Lamas died Tuesday night at Renown Medical Center in Reno. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Ana Laura Munoz, 18, of Carson City. She is in critical condition, said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson.
The driver of the big rig involved in the crash is Gary Alan Williams, 61, of St. George, Utah. He was also hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.
NHP crash investigation details learned so far indicate a 2004 black Audi four-door vehicle making a left turn from Ambrose lane onto Highway 50 pulled in front of a red 2007 Wabash tractor pulling a trailer, said Gibson. The tractor struck the Audi in the drivers’ door with its front pushing it off onto the South shoulder.
The commercial vehicle continued across both east and westbound lanes and overturned onto the north shoulder blocking all westbound lanes, said Gibson. Lamas and Munoz had to be extricated from the vehicle and were transported to Renown Regional Medical Center.