Woman in wheelchair struck, killed
A 61-year-old woman in a motorized wheelchair was killed Thursday in a hit-and-run accident, Las Vegas police said.
Jeanne Sweeney, of Las Vegas, died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center about three hours after the 7:15 p.m. incident on Mojave Road north of Desert Inn Road. She was crossing the road in her wheelchair outside of a crosswalk when a vehicle ran into her, police said. The vehicle, possibly a white Chevrolet pickup, left the scene.
Anyone with information can call Detective Bob Holland at 828-3786 or leave anonymous tips with Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
