2 killed, 3 hurt, after wrong-way driver strikes bus stop

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – 2 people were killed and 3 more were hurt, after a wrong-way driver slammed into a bus stop near Boulder Highway and Sahara on Wednesday night.

The crash happened around 7:30pm when a car speeding north in the southbound lanes of Boulder Highway veered off to the right and went up onto the sidewalk, striking the pedestrians. A 42-year-old man and 14-year-old boy died at the scene

Investigators say they believe both speed and impairment were factors in the crash.

The driver, identified as 64-year-old Cynthia Phelps, was not seriously hurt.

The identity of the two who were killed hasn’t yet been released. One of the five who were struck was listed in critical condition, while the other two were said to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries.