Driver in fatal Rio hit-and-run sought
Las Vegas police are still looking for the driver who hit two pedestrians near the Las Vegas Strip Friday night and released a photo of the type of that was involved on Monday.
Police believe the vehicle in the hit-and-run is an early 2000s black four-door Nissan Sentra with stock wheels and tinted windows. The Nissan should be damaged on the front and front left.
Terry Westbrook, 71, and Charlotte Westbrook, 74, were crossing the street outside of a marked crosswalk by the Rio, on South Valley View Boulevard north of West Flamingo Road, when they were struck by a vehicle just after 10 p.m., Las Vegas police said.
The Westbrooks, residents of Kennesaw, Georgia, died on the scene from multiple blunt-force trauma injuries.
Police believe the Nissan was traveling south on Valley View when it struck the Westbrooks, who were crossing Valley View from east to west.
The driver of the sedan fled west on Flamingo Road without stopping, police said in a release early Saturday morning.
Anyone with information can call Metro’s accident investigation section at 702-828-3128. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or www.crimestoppersofnv.com. Tips directly leading to an arrest or an indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may result in a cash reward.
Contact Wesley Juhl at wjuhl@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @WesJuhl.
