Pedetrian struck and killed by SUV Saturday night
A 39-year-old woman was struck and killed by a SUV while she was attempting to cross the street in Henderson Saturday evening.
The pedestrian had tried to cross Lake Mead Parkway at Taylor Street, about 9:15 p.m., when she was hit by a Ford Expedition, according to Henderson police.
The woman used a crosswalk, but, witnesses told police she was crossing against the signals.
The woman died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center about 11:30 p.m.
The 27-year-old driver of the Ford Expedition was not injured and submitted to blood testing to determine if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash
The crash remains under investigation, but police do not believe the driver was speeding.
The Clark County coroner’s office will release the woman’s name after her family has been notified.
There have been three traffic-related fatalities in Henderson this year. Of the fatalities this year there have been 20 traffic-related pedestrian deaths in the state with 13 of those pedestrian deaths occurring in Clark County, police said.
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