Hawaii woman killed in DUI crash near Las Vegas is identified
This photo provided by the Henderson Police Department shows Jeffrey Robert Phelps, 36, of Henderson, who is accused of crashing a Nissan Altima into the back of a Toyota Rav4, then crashing head-on into a Toyota Camry on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Authorities have identified Edith Maddagan Jamon, 68, from Hawaii killed in the weekend crash in Henderson with a vehicle driven by Phelps who is accused of driving drunk, leaving the scene of an accident and hit-and-run. (AP Photo/Henderson Police Department)
HENDERSON, Nev. » Authorities have identified a 68-year-old woman from Hawaii killed in a weekend crash in Henderson with a vehicle driven by a man accused of driving drunk, leaving the scene of an accident and hit-and-run.
The Clark County coroner’s office said Monday that Edith Maddagan Jamon of Waipahu, died late Sunday at University Medical Center in Las Vegas.
Police say 36-year-old Jeffrey Robert Phelps of Henderson, was arrested after the 7:45 p.m. Sunday crash near the Henderson Executive Airport.
Phelps is accused of crashing a Nissan Altima into the back of a Toyota RAV4, then crashing head-on into a Toyota Camry.
Jamon was a passenger in the Camry. Two other people in the Camry and a passenger in the RAV4 were taken to the St. Rose Dominican Hospital Siena Campus.
