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  • Sheryl Kam Uyematsu, left, and her daughter Allison Lai Ling Uyematsu were among four people killed Wednesday after a speeding car veered into oncoming lanes and crashed head-on into another vehicle on a shortcut between two Las Vegas-area freeways. (KTNV / via Star-Advertiser)

NORTH LAS VEGAS » A mother and daughter who had recently moved from Hawaii to Las Vegas were among four people killed after a speeding car veered into oncoming lanes and crashed head-on into another vehicle on a shortcut between two Las Vegas-area freeways.

All three people in a Toyota Camry died at the scene of the three-vehicle wreck about 5 p.m. Wednesday, North Las Vegas police officer Aaron Patty said. 

A woman, 56, identified as Sheryl Kam Uyematsu, was driving. Her passengers 50-year-old John Thomas Snide and 26-year-old Allison Lai Ling Uyematsu. All were from North Las Vegas. News reports said the Uyetmatsus had recently moved from Hawaii.

The Clark County coroner’s office identified the victims Friday.

Patty said a 28-year-old Las Vegas man, identified as Deonta Lozada Walker, driving a Nissan 350Z caused the crash. He died later at University Medical Center in Las Vegas.

The driver of a Ford F-150 pickup that was also involved in the wreck received minor injuries, Patty said.

Crash investigators say the Nissan driver was speeding in a 45-mph zone on Lamb Boulevard near Centennial Parkway when he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the Toyota.

The four-lane road is a popular shortcut between Interstate 15 and the 215 Beltway northwest of Las Vegas. 

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