Pedestrian, 68, struck, killed by van near Desert Inn and Mohave

By Lawren Linehan Las Vegas Review-Journal

10 years ago

Police investigate a fatal accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a van on the 3200 block of East Desert Inn Road in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

Debris from a fatal collision between a pickup truck and a motorized wheelchair lays on the ground on October 9, 2015. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A 68-yer-old man died Friday morning after being hit by a van near the intersection of Desert Inn and Mojave roads, Las Vegas police said.

First responders were called about 6:45 a.m. to the 3200 block of Desert Inn, police said. A 2004 Ford Econoline 250 van driven by a 43-year-old man was turning onto Desert Inn from a driveway exit when it hit the pedestrian, who was crossing on a sidewalk across the driveway.

The pedestrian died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, police said. He will be identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

The van’s driver was cooperating with investigators.

Review-Journal writer Ricardo Torres contributed to this report. Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0391. Find her on Twitter: @lawrenlinehan