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By Caitlin Lilly / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Updated October 21, 2025 - 8:33 am

A 58-year-old man was killed after a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in the south Las Vegas Valley, according to police.

Authorities said the crash occurred about 2:15 a.m.

Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Matthew Carter said a 2024 Kia Forte was speeding east on Pebble Road, west of Paradise Road, and crashed head-on into a concrete wall around a power pole in the median.

Police said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s death is the 129th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2025, the news release said.

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