1 man dead in crash near Rio; Flamingo Road reopens
A man is dead after a crash at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Valley View Boulevard, near the Rio, Friday morning, Las Vegas police said.
The crash closed the intersection of West Flamingo and South Valley View, but the area had reopened by 9:30 a.m.
Metro said a 48-year-old moped driver traveling east on Flamingo ran a red light and was hit by a gray Mazda. The Mazda was turning left from the westbound lanes of Flamingo on a green arrow, police Sgt. Richard Strader said.
The moped struck the right front of the vehicle and the driver, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected. The driver of the Mazda stayed at the scene and showed no signs of impairment, Strader said.
The moped driver was taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
“We know that our fatalities, regularly for the last six years, have always gone up for these last three months,” Strader said. “We’re hoping we can change that trend.”
The identity of the moped driver will be released when his family has been notified.
This is the 89th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2016.
Review-Journal writer Mike Shoro contributed to this report. Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.
