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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have identified two scooter riders who were badly hurt and a driver booked on suspicion of driving under the influence in an overnight crash on a busy street east of the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas police say the 27-year-old scooter driver, Chris Leichtweiss, was taken to University Medical Center with serious injuries after the 2 a.m. Monday crash.
The scooter passenger, 19-year-old Tiffany Nelson, was hospitalized in critical condition.
Police say 31-year-old Matthew Thompson of Las Vegas was arrested on a felony drunken driving charge. He's jailed pending an initial court appearance.
Police say Thompson was driving a 2003 Infiniti sedan that hit the scooter from behind on Koval Lane near Harmon Avenue.
Both riders were thrown from the scooter.
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