NHP identifies deceased in April 19 Glenbrook crash
The Highway 50 road sign above the intersection with Highway 395 warns motorists the road’s closed at Spooner Junction.A 20-year-old Carson City man was identified as the deceased in a head-on collision that occurred 4:48 a.m. April 19 on Highway 50 in Glenbrook.
Angel Vega was driving south on the highway in a 2024 Toyota Camry when it collided with an oncoming Toyota Rav4.
“The front left of the Rav4 struck the front left of the Camry,” according to the Nevada Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation. “The Rav4 came to rest on the guardrail and the number one travel lane of westbound Highway 50. The Camry came to rest in the number two travel lane of eastbound Highway 50.”
Vega was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Rav4 was transported to an area hospital with injuries. The passenger in the Rav4 and the passenger in the Camry were also transported to an area hospital with injuries.
The Nevada Highway Patrol Major Incident Reconstruction Team is investigating this crash.
This is the first fatal collision in Douglas County in 2026.
