Video from Sisolak crash released: ‘This thing hit me so hard’

Las Vegas constabulary person released bodycam video from the constabulary effect to an Oct. 17 car clang involving Gov. Steve Sisolak.

The two-car collision occurred astatine the intersection of South Rainbow Boulevard and West Russell Road astatine astir 12:40 p.m. somewhat injured Sisolak and different driver. The politician was issued a nonaccomplishment to output to oncoming postulation citation. The 2nd driver, a 30-year-old woman, received a speeding citation.

On the constabulary video, a archetypal responder tin beryllium heard telling an approaching constabulary serviceman that “the politician is sitting down this car implicit here.”

Sisolak is shown sitting connected a parking curb adjacent to a damaged Lexus and telling officers helium was making a near crook onto Russell from Rainbow erstwhile the clang happened.

“I had the flashing amber arrow you cognize to spell near … truthful I conscionable edged retired conscionable a small bit,” the politician said. “I didn’t spot immoderate cars coming and this happening deed maine truthful hard I couldn’t adjacent archer you.”

Sisolak is past heard telling the officers “this is going to extremity up being beryllium a full media circus.”

He and his wife, Kathy, and different antheral are past shown talking arsenic they marque the determination to get the politician to a infirmary to get checked out.

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