One person died and three people were injured Sunday in a head-on collision that North Las Vegas police think might have been caused by a drunken driver.

Police said a white 1994 Honda Accord was traveling west on Lake Mead Boulevard toward Civic Center Drive when the driver turned into the path of a white 1998 Dodge Ram pickup that was heading east on Lake Mead at 1:15 a.m.

The 19-year-old driver of the Honda was driving at a high rate of speed and caused the head-on collision. The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

One of the passengers in the car, a 21-year-old, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Another passenger, an 18-year-old, was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.

The driver of the Dodge, a 54-year-old Las Vegas woman, was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition.

Police said the driver of the Honda will face charges once the investigation is complete.

HORIZON RIDGE PARKWAY

Runner in race struck, killed early Saturday

A man running in a race was struck and killed by a motorist Saturday morning.

Henderson police said the 29-year-old man was struck about 4:30 a.m. on Horizon Ridge Parkway near Gibson Road. Further details weren't available on Sunday. The jogger's name was not released.

The man was one of some 2,400 runners in the Ragnar Relay Las Vegas race, a news release from race officials said. The release said the motorist, suspected of driving while intoxicated, was arrested at the scene.

The race took place Friday and Saturday and started in Valley of Fire State Park and ended near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

STIMULUS EDUCATION MONEY

Law makes Nevada ineligible for funding

Nevada is ineligible to compete for millions in stimulus education funding because of a state law pushed by the teachers union.

The law prohibits student achievement data from being used in teacher evaluations. That means the state is ineligible to enter the Obama administration's Race to the Top, a $4.3 billion competition for states trying to turn around failing schools.