4-year-old critically injured after ‘darting’ into busy Las Vegas road, woman taken into custody

A woman has been arrested after a 4-year-old boy was in critical condition after “darting” into a busy road and getting struck by a passing vehicle, police said.

Through a statement issued Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department said a woman “was taken into custody for child abuse and neglect resulting in substantial bodily harm” in relation to the crash, which happened at 6:22 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of West Lake Mead Boulevard and Jeanne Drive.

On Wednesday, Metro said a “2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor was traveling westbound on Lake Mead, approaching the intersection of Jeanne in the right of two travel lanes. A lone juvenile was running on the roadway on Jeanne. The male juvenile then darted into Lake Mead. A collision occurred when the front right of the Mitsubishi struck the juvenile, projecting him in a northeast direction.”

The juvenile was taken to University Medical Center with critical injuries. The driver of the Mitsubishi remained on scene and showed no signs of impairment, police said.