Man in wheelchair struck, killed by car on Charleston Boulevard
A 70-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a car while crossing Charleston Boulevard on Friday morning.
Las Vegas police said the man, who was not identified, was crossing at 11th Street in a marked crosswalk. At 11 a.m. he was struck by a 2008 Mini Cooper S driven by 42-year-old Nanette Riepenhoff of Las Vegas.
Police said she struck him while traveling east in a two-way center turn lane.
The man was taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The incident was the 44th traffic-related fatality in the department's jurisdiction this year.
Contact reporter Lawrence Mower at lmower@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0440.
