Pahrump man, 89, dies day after Las Vegas crash

An 89-year-old Pahrump man has died several days after he was in a crash off a freeway in Las Vegas, according to police.

Roger Lavoie died Sunday after injuries suffered in a May 1 crash at the northbound Interstate 15 off-ramp to Tropicana Avenue, the Nevada Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday.

Police said that Lavoie’s blue 2023 Kia Seltos was traveling north on the I-15 off-ramp onto Tropicana when he did not stop at a red light and entered the intersection in front of a blue 2022 Toyota Corolla.

The Toyota hit the right side of the Kia, police said. Medical personnel arrived on-scene and both drivers refused assistance, according to the release. Neither driver was hospitalized at the time.

Lavoie died of complications of blunt force injuries caused by a motor vehicle collision, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Lavoie’s death marked the 30th fatality in 27 crashes that the Highway Patrol has responded to in 2026, police said.