On Thursday November 17, 2022, at approximately 8:00 P.M. Pacific Time, Troopers with the Nevada
State Police, Highway Patrol Division, responded to a report of a vehicle crash on State Route 225, near mile marker 75 In Elko County.
This location is approximately 75 miles north of Elko, NV.
Preliminary investigation determined that a gray GMC pick-up truck was traveling north on SR-225 in the northbound travel lane.
The driver of the pick-up was unable to safely negotiate the curved roadway and allowed the vehicle to cross over the center line and drive off the left side of the road.
The vehicle traveled down an embankment and overturned.
Unfortunately, the passenger of the pick-up, Jachai Calvin (age 25) of Owyhee, NV, was unrestrained and completely ejected from the vehicle. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene.
Impairment is suspected to be a contributing factor in the crash.
The crash is being investigated by the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command East Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.).
If you were a witness to this incident, or have any information regarding the crash, please contact Sergeant Mitch Payne of the NHP Elko Office at (775) 753-
1111.
Case #2211-01391