Man dies in hit-and-run on Boulder Highway

A 40-year-old Las Vegas man died Saturday night after he was struck by a car while crossing Boulder Highway. The car left the scene of the accident, where the man was pronounced dead by medical personnel, according to Las Vegas police, who did not identify the victim.

Police said the man was crossing Boulder Highway where there was not a crosswalk about 9:47 p.m. He was hit by by a car traveling northbound near Dalhart Avenue, between Sahara Avenue and Desert Inn Road. The car, for which police had no description, fled northbound on Boulder Highway.

Anyone with information on the accident or the whereabouts of this driver and or vehicle is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or Detective Tusko at 828-4341.