Crash involving pedestrian shuts down portion of central Las Vegas Valley road

Police investigate a crash involving a pedestrian Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, on Martin L. King Boulevard and Jimmy Avenue in Las Vegas. (RTC FASTCam)

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By Tony Garcia

/ Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 15, 2026 - 1:49 pm

A crash involving a pedestrian Thursday shut down a section of a road in the central Las Vegas Valley.

The crash was reported just after 1:05 p.m. near the intersection of Martin L. King Boulevard and Jimmy Avenue, just south of West Lake Mead Boulevard, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.

The pedestrian was transported to University Medical Center Trauma.

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