Nevada State Police release name of victim/more details in fatal crash on US50 at SR28

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - On July 18, 2023, at approximately 1:40 p.m., troopers from the Nevada State Police responded to a crash at the location of US50 at SR28, located in Douglas County, Nevada.

The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2017 Toyota RAV4 was traveling southbound on SR28, approaching the US50 intersection. An Amador Stage Line passenger bus was traveling westbound on US50 approaching the intersection with SR28.

The Toyota RAV4 failed to stop at the stop sign on SR28 and entered the path of the bus. The front of the bus struck the left side of the Toyota.

The driver of the Toyota, Michael Dale Werner, a 61-year-old male from Camas, Washington, succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash and was pronounced deceased on the scene.

The passenger of the Toyota was transported from the scene to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

There were eighteen adults, including the driver, on the Amador Stage Line passenger bus. Minor injuries were reported, however, no one from the bus was transported for medical attention.

Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Northern Command West M.I.R.T (Multidisciplinary Investigation & Reconstruction Team) is investigating this crash.

The fatality marks the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol – Northern Command West 23rd fatal crash, resulting in 26 fatalities for 2023.