Suspect dead, trooper injured after chase, shooting in Vegas July 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was struck and critically injured trying to lay spike strips to stop a vehicle chase on a busy freeway near the Las Vegas Strip, and the driver of the vehicle that hit him was fatally shot, authorities said Tuesday. Authorities converged in the area as a Las Vegas police helicopter flew the state trooper to University Medical Center. Trooper Ashlee Wellman said he was in critical condition. Cellphone video obtained by KSNV-TV showed several Nevada Highway Patrol vehicles pursuing a dark-colored sedan on Interstate 15 and a patrol SUV striking the car before it spins to a stop.