Las Vegas Police Detective Killed by Freeway Beam Fall

Las Vegas Police Detective Killed by Freeway Beam Fall
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LAS VEGAS—A veteran Las Vegas police detective was killed when a steel crossbar marking low clearance at a freeway construction project collapsed atop his vehicle, the department announced Friday.

Justin Terry, 45, was on duty in an unmarked Las Vegas police car when he died in what the department termed a tragic accident on U.S. 95 near the 215 Beltway interchange in northwest Las Vegas.