Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 | 4:33 p.m.
A 19-year-old woman, Erika Bauermeister of Las Vegas, died this morning at University Medical Center after a two-vehicle crash on Las Vegas Boulevard, Metro Police said.
A 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by 41-year-old Leslie Lockwood of Redlands, Calif., was traveling northbound on Las Vegas Boulevard, at 2:52 a.m. about 500 feet south of Serene Avenue, when a 2004 Ford Focus driven by Bauermeister crossed the median into the northbound lanes, police said.
The two vehicles hit head-on, throwing both Bauermeister and 21-year-old Jason Lowe of Las Vegas from the Ford. Neither wore seat belts, police said.
The driver of the Jeep, 21-year-old Jason Lowe of Las Vegas, was also taken to UMC, police said. Both Lowe and Lockwood had moderate injuries.
The crash is still under investigation, police said.
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