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Juvenile injured after crashing scooter in northwest Las Vegas

A juvenile was severely injured after a crash in the northwest valley Friday afternoon.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a boy was working on his motorcycle and then took it for a drive.

The juvenile then crashed the motorcycle into a wall near North Grand Canyon Drive and Havasu Canyon Avenue just before 3:30 p.m., Metro Lt. Grant Rogers said.

The boy was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition but was stable as of 7 p.m., Rogers said.

North Grand Canyon Drive was shut down while officers investigated.

No further information was immediately available.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.

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