South Lake Tahoe man killed in Douglas County collision

Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 11:30am

A South Lake Tahoe man has been identified as the person killed Sunday night in a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in Gardnerville, Nev.

At approximately 8:05 p.m. on September 17, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers responded to the serious crash on US-395 near Industrial Way.

For unknown reasons, 54-year-old Rosendo Ramirez Amaya was lying down across the northeast right lane of the highway when the driver of a Toyota Sienna was unable to avoid traveling over him. He succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the Toyota pulled over immediately, called 911, and waited for emergency responders to arrive on the scene.

Trooper Doug Hildebrand of NHP’s Multi-disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) is investigating this crash. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have any information related to this crash is encouraged to contact Trooper Hildebrand (NHP) at 775-687-9617 dhildebrand@dps.state.nv.us regarding case #170901681.