A driver was killed Saturday night after a motorist sped through a downtown intersection and slammed into his vehicle, according to a news release from the Metropolitan Police Department.

The crash occurred at about 9 p.m. at East St. Louis Avenue and South 6th Street. Police said evidence, witness statements and video surveillance showed a 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class was travelling east on St. Louis at a “high rate of speed” as it approached the four-way stop.

A 2016 Ford Flex, driven by 46-year-old Julio Nave-Giron of North Las Vegas, stopped at the intersection and then proceeded forward, police said. The Mercedes-Benz driver, identified as 41-year-old Rogelio Camacho of Las Vegas, failed to stop and entered the intersection, hitting the Ford on its right side.

The impact pushed both

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