Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in central Las Vegas
A woman was killed while attempting to cross a street in central Las Vegas on Thursday morning, police said.
The woman was crossing South Decatur Boulevard in a crosswalk at Alta Drive against a traffic signal about 6 a.m. when she was struck by an SUV, Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Nick Farese said at a briefing from the scene.
A woman driving a Ford Explorer attempted to brake, but she was unable to avoiding hitting the pedestrian, according to a Metro release Thursday afternoon.
The pedestrian was taken to University Medical Center, where she died, Farese said.
Police don’t believe speed or impairment was a factor, and the driver was cooperating, Farese said. The driver was uninjured but very “shaken up,” he said.
The intersection of Decatur and Alta reopened shortly after 11 a.m.
The crash was Metro’s 12th traffic fatality investigation of 2019.
The Clark County coroner’s office will release the name of the pedestrian once next of kin has been notified.
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