On Wednesday June 7, 2023, at approximately 4:54 A.M. Pacific Time, Troopers with the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division, responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Frontage Road 02, near county mile marker 8 in Lander County.
This location is approximately 10 miles east of Battle Mountain, NV.
Preliminary investigation determined that a black Ford Ranger was traveling east on the frontage road in the eastbound travel lane.
As the vehicle was negotiating the curved roadway, the driver drove off the right side of the roadway.
The driver overcorrected causing the vehicle to cross over the center lane line, travel across the westbound travel lane, and drive off the left side of the roadway. The driver overcorrected again and the vehicle subsequently overturned.
Unfortunately, the driver, Arturo Arrellano (age 19) of Battle Mountain, NV, was unrestrained in the vehicle 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.