LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — A driver faces DUI charges after a crash that killed a Las Vegas woman early October, police say.

Nevada State Police responded to a deadly crash Oct. 1 before 5 p.m. on a connector road to I-15 northbound and the 215 beltway. It involved three vehicles: a Ford pickup truck, Cadillac and a Lexus.

According to a press release, all three drivers were traveling northbound on the same lane, approaching heavy traffic. The drivers of the Cadillac and Lexus began to slow down in response. The Ford didn’t.

The Ford driver hit the rear of the Cadillac, and then the front of the Cadillac hit the rear of the Lexus. Police said the passenger of the Cadillac, Celsa Vivas, 69, of Las Vegas, died at the scene.

The driver and the rear passenger of the Cadillac were transported

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