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Suspects flee scene of crash at Highway 50 East and Lompa in Carson City
UPDATE 650PM: The driver allegedly involved in a hit and run crash, the first of three that happened within minutes of each along Highway 50 East just after 5 p.m. Thursday night has been taken into custody, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
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UPDATE 5:53PM: Three separate vehicle crashes, each within minutes, have happened tonight beginning just after 5 p.m., along Highway 50 East, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
The crashes happened without snow or ice on the ground. There are crashes at: Highway 50 East and Airport Road, Highway 50 East and Nichols and Highway 50 East across from Dotty's Casino near the I-580 ramp. As of 5:47 p.m. traffic is reduced to one lane for the stretch of Highway 50 East, from Gold Dust West to Fairview.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's office deputies were called to a vehicle crash with injuries Thursday night just after 5 p.m. on Highway 50 East between Airport Road and Lompa Lane. At least one woman was injured in the abdomen area.
According to witnesses, two men inside one of the vehicles involved in the crash fled the scene. Carson City sheriff's deputies are looking for two suspects, one being 5 foot six inches, possibly Hispanic but not confirmed, wearing a white t-shirt. He was last seen running northbound. Descriptors of the other fleeing suspect were unavailable.
Traffic along Highway 50 East during the evening commute is being impacted. Motorists should find alternative routes and expect delays.