NHP investigating Friday's fatal crash at Butti Way and Airport Road in Carson City
On Friday, July 2, 2021 at approximately 9:49 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a fatal crash at Butti Way and Airport Road in Carson City per a memorandum of understanding with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
Preliminary investigation shows that a green 1998 GMC Yukon was traveling westbound on Butti Way. The driver of the GMC failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway to the right. The right side of the GMC struck sagebrush and overturned.
The unrestrained driver, Cody Furr, a 32-year-old Prineville, Oregon resident, was ejected and declared deceased at the scene. Both speed and impairment are suspected factors.
This crash is being investigated by the Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command West Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) - NHP Case No. 210700187.