LAS VEGAS — A speeding vehicle crashed through the entrance of a hotel in the southern Nevada resort town of Laughlin today, killing two patrons and injuring at least eight others before it got wedged at a bank of slot machines, authorities said.

Investigators believe the 75-year-old male driver suffered a medical episode before the 9:30 a.m. crash at the Edgewater Hotel & Casino, police said.

The vehicle "drove right through the glass doors at the front entrance, knocked over a bunch of slots like toys, and came to rest in the gaming area," said Bullhead City Fire Division Chief Bill Kinsey. He estimated the vehicle came to rest about 35 feet inside the casino.

"Slot machines were just everywhere, just wiped out, tumbled and tossed," he said.