Zephyr Cove crash sends four to hospital, at-fault driver arrested on suspicion of DUI
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/20/2022 - 11:41am
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Some details have been released about Saturday's crash near Presbyterian Curve on US50 near Zephyr Cove at Lake Tahoe.
At 8:08 p.m. on June 18, the driver of a white BMW caused a collision on the highway, resulting in four injuries, one of them serious.
The crash is still under investigation and very few details have been released by the Nevada State Police - Highway Division.
The driver of the BMW hit a Toyota Rav4. The driver and a passenger of the Toyota were transported to Renown Hospital in Reno, the driver by Careflight, the passenger via ambulance.
The driver and a passenger of the BMW were transported by ambulance to Barton Hospital in South Lake Tahoe.
The driver of the BMW, 21-year-old Anthony Angel Llamas of Dayton, Nev. has been medically cleared and arrested for DUI charges. He was booked into the Douglas County Jail and has since paid bail.
Once the Highway Patrol finishes its preliminary investigation, more details will be made available.
US50 was closed for almost two hours.