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Pedestrian injured after being struck by vehicle near McCarran

By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

June 9, 2016 - 4:04 pm

A person was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center after being struck by a car while crossing at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Las Vegas ...

A person was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center after being struck by a car while crossing at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto)

A person was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle about 3:20 a.m. Thursday near McCarran International Airport.

The pedestrian was struck while walking outside of a marked crosswalk near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road, Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield said.

The pedestrian was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.

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