Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 | 3:07 p.m.
A man was killed when his car was hit head-on as result of a road rage incident Sunday afternoon near Moapa, according to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chelsea Stuenkel.
About 12:50 p.m. a silver Jeep attempted to pass a black BMW on the left shoulder of southbound Interstate 15 near mile marker 93 but lost control, Stuenkel said. The Jeep clipped the BMW, crossed the center median and crashed into a northbound Mini Cooper, Stuenkel said.
The male driver of the Mini Cooper was pronounced dead on the scene, and the man driving the Jeep was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, according to Stuenkel.
A silver Nissan Pathfinder also crashed due to the initial wreck, and a man and woman from that vehicle were also taken to UMC, according to Stuenkel.
The accident resulted in the closure of all northbound lanes on I-15, Stuenkel said.
The investigation is ongoing, but the Highway Patrol believes the initial incident was a result of road rage between the drivers of the Jeep and BMW.
