A rollover crash on I-80 near Central Carlin has killed one and sent all of the passengers to the hospital.Â
It happened on Interstate 80 (I-80) at mile marker 279 in Elko County near the junction with State Route 278 (SR278) one mile west of the Central Carlin exit on Wednesday, July 31 at around 2:00 p.m.
According to a preliminary investigation, Nevada State Police Highway Patrol (NHP), determined that a White 2014 Toyota Highlander SUV traveling east on I-80 in the leftmost lane drove off the shoulder after failing to maintain a lane.
The driver steered right over-correcting causing the SUV to go across both eastbound lanes and onto the outside shoulder where it overturned.
The driver identified as 34-year-old Dennis Kunz of Elko, was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected from the SUV causing fatal injuries and he died on the scene. Â
All of the passengers in the SUV were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Â
NHP says the crash is still under investigation,Â
If you were a witness to this crash, or have any information regarding the crash, please contact the NHP Elko Office at (775) 753-1111 or e-mail: ncemirt@dps.state.nv.us.
