Elko man dies in I-80 crash near Wells
ELKO — An Elko man died last month in a single-vehicle crash 30 miles east of Wells, Nevada State Police said.
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were called to a crash at 6 p.m. on Oct. 19 on Interstate 80 near mile marker 103.
A preliminary investigation determined a white Toyota Tundra pickup was traveling west in the left travel lane when the driver allowed the vehicle to leave the roadway and drive into the center median.
The driver overcorrected to the right, the vehicle reentered the roadway, traveling across the westbound travel lanes. It spun clockwise, left the roadway, traveled into the dirt shoulder north of I-80 sideways and subsequently overturned.
The driver, Clarence Faulkner, 75, of Elko, was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other occupants were in the vehicle.
There have been 26 fatal crashes resulting in 33 fatalities this year, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The crash is being investigated by the Nevada Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Unit.
Anyone who was a witness or has information regarding the crash is asked to contact the NHP Elko Office at 775-753-1111 or email .
