Leprechaun stops traffic in Las Vegas crosswalk — PHOTOS
Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, dressed as a leprechaun, crosses Jones Bouelvard as he participates in a pedestrian safety event on Friday, March 13, 2015. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, center, dressed as a leprechaun, talks to a woman after a collision involving her car and a motorcyclist on Jones Boulevard on Friday, March 13, 2015, near a crosswalk where Rainey was participating in a pedestrian safety event. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, dressed as a leprechaun, crosses Jones Boulevard as he participates in a pedestrian safety event on Friday, March 13, 2015. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District detective T Thalman, who refused to provide his full first name, aims a radar gun at a speeding bus near a crosswalk on Jones Boulevard on Friday, March 13, 2015, as he participates in a pedestrian safety event. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Officers from Clark County School District Police, Metro traffic, NHP Motors and Enterprise Area Command gathered at the corner of Jones Boulevard and Dewey Drive on Friday, March 13, 2015, to participate in a pedestrian safety event. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, center, dressed as a leprechaun, watches as a Nevada Highway Patrol officer helps push a motorcyclist after a collision on Jones Boulevard on Friday, March 13, 2015, near a crosswalk where Rainey was participating in a pedestrian safety event. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, dressed as a leprechaun, talks to Jon McKinnon, left, and Tell Gresko, center, on Jones Boulevard on Friday, March 13, 2015, near a crosswalk where Rainey was participating in a pedestrian safety event. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Nevada Highway Patrol officer chases, during pedestrian safety event, an SUV, center, and a Honda Accord, right, after they failed to stop at a crosswalk on Jones Boulevard on Friday, March 13, 2015. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Highway Patrol officers gathered at the corner of Jones Boulevard and Dewey Drive on Friday, March 13, 2015, to participate in a pedestrian safety event. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, dressed as a leprechaun, crosses Jones Boulevard as he participates in a pedestrian safety event on Friday, March 13, 2015. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A makeshift memorial for a 15-year-old who was struck by a car while crossing in the crosswalk is seen as Clark County School District detective Thomas Rainey, dressed as a leprechaun, crosses Jones Boulevard as he participates in a pedestrian safety event on Friday, March 13, 2015. The crosswalk event was to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A makeshift memorial for a 15-year-old who was struck by a car while crossing in the crosswalk is seen on Jones Boulevard on Friday, March 13, 2015. Officers from CCSD Police, Metro traffic, NHP Motors and Enterprise Area Command participated in a pedestrian safety event to bring attention to the problems surrounding two mid-block crosswalks near two middle schools in the valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What’s the best way to promote pedestrian safety in Clark County? Have a Clark County School District detective dress up as a leprechaun and talk to drivers.
Detective Thomas Rainey did just that during a crosswalk event March 13 at the corner of Jones Boulevard and Dewey Drive, where a 15-year-old was struck by a car last month while crossing in the crosswalk.
Law enforcement officers monitored the area and spoke with community members in order to garner attention to the ever-present Las Vegas issue — auto-pedestrian accidents and fatalities.
Check out the photo gallery above.
