Suspected drunk driver hits woman, house in east Las Vegas
A suspected drunken driver hit a woman before hitting a house in the east valley on Tuesday night, Las Vegas police said.
Metro responded on reports of the crash about 7:30 p.m. to the 1800 block of Winterwood Boulevard, near Nellis and Charleston bouelvards, Lt. Grant Rogers said. The suspected drunken driver’s vehicle first hit a parked car before jumping the curb, hitting a woman in her 20s on the sidewalk and finally hitting a house, Rogers said.
He said the driver tried to leave but was stopped by residents.
The woman was hospitalized and expected to survive, he said.
Rogers said police initially received reports a child was hit, but arriving officers found the child was not struck.
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