Coroner identifies woman hit by motorcycle in central Las Vegas
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the woman who died after being struck by a motorcycle in the central valley Friday night.
Nancy Shonk-Adam, 72, was in a wheelchair in the roadway when she was struck, according to the coroner’s office.
About 7:35 p.m., a motorcyclist traveling south on Decatur Boulevard struck Shonk-Adam, according to Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Lt. William Steinmetz.
Both the 51-year-old motorcyclist and Shonk-Adam, were taken to the hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead, police said.
The motorcyclist had no life-threatening injuries, police said.
There was no indication of any impairment, Steinmetz said.
Shonk-Adam’s cause of death was blunt force injuries, and her manner of death has been ruled an accident, the coroner’s office said.
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