Female pedestrian in critical condition following accident
Police arrive at the scene near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Twin Lakes Drive. (Kevin Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of an auto-pedestrian crash on Washington Avenue east of Valley View Boulevard Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. A female pedestrian was struck in a marked crosswalk, and taken to University Medical Center with head trauma in critical condition. Police said the driver was not impaired, but did not see the pedestrian. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of an auto-pedestrian crash on Washington Avenue east of Valley View Boulevard Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. A female pedestrian was struck in a marked crosswalk, and taken to University Medical Center with head trauma in critical condition. Police said the driver was not impaired, but did not see the pedestrian. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
One person was in critical condition and a Las Vegas intersection was closed after an accident Monday evening, according to Las Vegas police.
About 5:30 p.m., police said a pedestrian, a female, was crossing a marked crosswalk near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Twin Lakes Drive when she was struck by a vehicle.
She was taken to University Medical Center with head trauma in critical condition.
Police said the driver was not impaired, but that they just did not see her.
The intersection is closed while police investigate. Fatal detail responded, police said.
Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.
