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HENDERSON COLLISON
44-year-old drives into oncoming traffic, dies in crash
A 44-year-old man was killed when he drove into oncoming traffic in Henderson on Saturday.
Henderson police said the man, identified as James Desjardins of Henderson, was driving a 1982 Cobra Roadster north on Eastern Avenue, north of the intersection with Coronado Center Drive.
At 9:15 a.m., Desjardins crossed over the center median for unknown reasons, police said. His car struck a 2006 Audi A6 driven by 32-year-old Jamie Bringhurst of Henderson.
A 2000 Ford Contour was unable to avoid the accident and rear-ended the Audi before striking the Cobra Roadster head-on, police said.
Desjardins was thrown from the vehicle. He was taken to St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Audi was also taken to the hospital and was released. The driver and passenger of the Contour did not claim any injuries.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident and are awaiting results of blood-alcohol and drug testing on the driver of the roadster, they said.
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