7-year-old struck, killed while riding skateboard in Las Vegas identified
A 7-year-old on a skateboard was killed Thursday night after he was hit by a car, authorities said.
The crash occurred around 6 p.m. on private property at Alexis Drive, south of River Glen Drive. The boy was riding his skateboard on a pedestrian walkway with a slight downslope toward the road. The child sat on the skateboard and rode it down and into the road where a 2014 Nissan Maxima was heading north. The Nissan struck the juvenile, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release.
The minor was taken to University Medical Center where he later died. The driver remained at the scene and impairment was not considered a factor, police said.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the boy as Leo Leal of Las Vegas.
No further information was available.
Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report.
