LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - An 84-year-old man died nearly two weeks after a crash in west Las Vegas, police say.
Las Vegas Metro Police said the crash happened at Valley View Boulevard, north of Westleigh Avenue, near Charleston. The man, identified by police as Panagiotos Doukakos, drove a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis the morning of Friday, May 13.
Police said he hit a streetlight pole after driving off the roadway. There was significant damage to the front of the Mercury.
Medical transported him to UMC for further medical treatment. Police learned that he died Wednesday.
The Clark County Coroner’s office said his injuries from the crash led to his death. Because of this, Metro Police marks this crash the 72nd traffic-related fatality within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s