Gardnerville man, 19, dies in crash early Thursday on Jacks Valley Road
A 19-year-old Gardnerville man died early Thursday in a crash on Jacks Valley Road and Bavarian Drive in Douglas County.
Jackson Andrew Watts died at the scene of the single vehicle crash, reported to law enforcement at 12:39 a.m., according to Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a black 2017 Volkswagen Golf was traveling southbound on Jacks Valley Road approaching Bavarian Drive. The driver failed to negotiate a left turn and the Volkswagen departed the roadway onto the right dirt shoulder, continued in a southwest direction over a paved driveway, struck multiple trees and overturned, according to a Nevada State Police news release.
Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Northern Command West M.I.R.T (Multidisciplinary Investigation & Reconstruction Team) is investigating this crash, the release states.
This marks the third fatal crash for Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command West, resulting in three fatalities for 2024.