Girl injured after being struck by car in northeast Las Vegas

By KIMBER LAUX LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 27, 2014 - 7:51 am

A child was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after an auto-pedestrian accident in the northeast valley.

Las Vegas police responded shortly after 8 a.m. to reports of a girl hit by a sedan at the intersection of North Hollywood Boulevard and Tiffollo Lane, near East Carey Avenue, said police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer.

The girl was transported to University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Meltzer said.

Contact Kimber Laux at klaux@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lauxkimber.

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