Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 15, 2026) – Near West Sahara Avenue east of Tenaya Way, a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into a BMW just before noon on October 15, according to police. Two drivers were critically injured and taken to University Medical Center Trauma Center.
According to an arrest report, a woman was driving a blue 2022 Honda CR-V eastbound in the westbound bus lanes along West Sahara Avenue. Police identified the driver as Corazon Blackwell. Police said she continued the wrong way at high speed toward South Tenaya Way, and two witnesses told police they swerved to avoid the Honda just before the crash.
Police said the front of the Honda hit the front of the BMW head-on in the center westbound lane. The impact tore off the Honda’s left front wheel, which went through the windshield of a westbound 2015 Hyundai Elantra. The Elantra driver was reportedly not injured.
The BMW driver suffered a reported laceration to his liver and spleen and multiple other injuries, police said. The Honda driver had to be mechanically extricated. Data from the Honda’s airbag control module showed it was traveling about 93 mph at impact, more than double the limit, the arrest report states.
The Honda driver was booked in her absence at the Clark County Detention Center on a felony charge of reckless driving resulting in substantial bodily harm. Records show she remained hospitalized on October 20 and missed a scheduled court appearance. The crash remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.
Legal Next Steps After a Head-On Crash in Nevada
A serious injury claim moves in a set order, and the first steps protect evidence that disappears fastest.
- Send preservation letters, written demands that vehicle owners and businesses keep evidence, covering airbag control module data, camera footage, and 911 recordings.
- Obtain the official crash report, the arrest report, and any reconstruction findings once released.
- Identify every insurance policy and liable party, including the wrong-way driver’s liability policy, the vehicle owner if different, and your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage (protection that pays when the at-fault driver has no insurance or too little).
- Document damages: hospital and surgery bills, future medical care, lost income, and pain and suffering.
- Track the felony case separately. A criminal charge does not file a civil injury claim for you.
- File within 2 years. NRS 11.190 sets the deadline for a crash on October 15, 2026 at October 15, 2028, and a court can dismiss a late claim.
Nevada follows modified comparative negligence under NRS 41.141, which lets a person recover when less than 51 percent at fault and reduces the award by that share. Police reports describe the Honda traveling the wrong way, and the investigation continues.
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