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Driver crashed into Nevada casino, kills two

12 April 2012

A car crashed through the entrance of a Nevada casino and into a bank of slot machines yesterday, killing two people and injuring eight.

The Pontiac Vibe drove through a red light before crashing into the Edgewater Hotel in Laughlin at 60mph. The driver, Walter McGie, 70, is in custody and told police he had fainted at the wheel.

"Slot machines were just everywhere, just wiped out, tumbled and tossed," said Bill Kinsey, fire division chief in Bullhead City, Arizona, across the river from Laughlin.

The 2,700lb car came to rest about 35 feet inside the casino between the hotel registration desk and a cashier cage. One of the people killed was wedged beneath the car and slot machines.

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