Pedestrian hit, dragged by vehicle

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

December 3, 2012 - 1:53 pm

A pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck and dragged by a vehicle near Rancho Drive and Palomino Lane, Las Vegas police said.

Police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said the crash occurred at 1:06 p.m., after 75-year-old Phillip Marchant stepped into a marked crosswalk, heading east across Rancho Drive. He was struck and then dragged underneath a 2005 Kia Sorento, driven by a 71-year-old man, turning southbound onto Rancho Drive from Palomino Lane.

He was transported to University Medical Center.

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