Five family members killed in Nevada car accident
Five members of a聽聽family were killed in聽聽when their van was struck from behind by a teenage driver who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said on Sunday.
Those killed were among seven family members in the van when it was hit early on Saturday, authorities said. The other two - a 15-year-old boy and the 40-year-old female driver - were hospitalized in聽, said聽聽spokesman Sergeant聽听蝉补颈诲.
The 18-year-old聽聽driver who struck the van was treated and released at聽, the spokesman said. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The crash happened on Interstate 15 about 80 miles northeast of聽. The 18-year-old's聽聽struck the van from behind and both vehicles spun off the road and rolled.
Five of the occupants of the van were ejected. A 23-year-old passenger in the Durango was treated at the hospital and released.
Those killed were three men ages 49, 45 and 41, a teenage girl and an adult woman.
