Vehicle flips into Washoe Lake following crash on I-580 near Bellevue
UPDATE: 10:58PM: NHP reports via Twitter that the driver suffered a minor injury and was arrested for suspicion of DUI.
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Carson City firefighters and Nevada Highway Patrol were called Friday night to the area of I-580 near Bellevue Road for a rollover crash in which the vehicle wound up in Washoe Lake, according to responders arriving on scene.
The single vehicle accident was reported to NHP at 9:32 p.m. as being in the northbound lane just past the Carson City county line. Arriving firefighters and rescue units reported back to dispatch that the vehicle went over the guard rail and was in the lake. The driver was out of the vehicle and walking around, according to firefighters on scene.
The driver was to be evaluated by Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, (REMSA) personnel, which serves Washoe County. Carson City Fire Department was called to the initial response because its emergency units were closer than those coming to the crash scene from REMSA.
Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
In March of this year, a motorcycle rider died after her bike hit an RV and guard rail, throwing her into Washoe Lake just off of I-580 near Eastlake Boulevard.
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