I80 west at Pyramid fatal

Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the SUV driver killed in a wrong-way crash on I-80 near Pyramid Way last month. 

The crash happened just after 4:45 a.m. on December 21st. 

NHP says a preliminary investigation shows that a Toyota RAV4 was heading the wrong-way eastbound on I-80 when it crashed into a semi-truck, killing the driver, 27-year-old Christian Lebow of Reno.

Troopers say the driver of the semi suffered reportedly minor injuries.

The Nevada Highway Patrol Major Incident Reconstruction Team is investigating this crash.

DECEMBER 21, 2025: 

Nevada Highway Patrol says one person died in a crash on I-80 west just before 5 a.m. Sunday.

Investigators say the car was driving the wrong way on I-80 west and hit a semi-truck.

The driver of the semi-truck was hospitalized with non-life-threating injuries.

Westbound I-80 is back open after being closed for hours at Pyramid Way.

No other information has been released at this time.