Bail set at $100K for suspect in first Las Vegas traffic fatality of 2026
Bail was set at $100,000 on Friday for a man accused of killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash.
The crash was the first 2026 traffic fatality in the Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction.
Edward Dias, 77, of Pomona, California, faces a charge of failing to stop at the scene of an accident involving death. The collision occurred just after 1 a.m. New Year’s Day on South Las Vegas Boulevard near East Russell Road, according to police.
The 43-year-old victim was walking in a travel lane of Las Vegas Boulevard when she was struck, Metro said.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Scow and defense attorney Michael Pariente agreed on $100,000 bail, the amount Hearing Master Daniel Westmeyer ordered.
Because of the agreement, neither side presented any arguments about the facts of the case.
Dias is due back in court Tuesday.
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