Las Vegas police investigating critical-injury crash involving juvenile
Officers survey damages of an accident near the intersection of I Street and Washington Avenue on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Las Vegas. A juvenile was transported to UMC. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett
A Honda involved the accident sits damaged near the intersection of I Street and Washington Avenue on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Las Vegas. A juvenile was transported to UMC. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett
An officer surveys the damages of an accident near the intersection of I Street and Washington Avenue on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Las Vegas. A juvenile was transported to UMC. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett
Officers survey damages of an accident near the intersection of I Street and Washington Avenue on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Las Vegas. A juvenile was transported to UMC. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett
Officers survey damages of an accident near the intersection of I Street and Washington Avenue on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Las Vegas. A juvenile was transported to UMC. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett
Officers survey damages of an accident near the intersection of I Street and Washington Avenue on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Las Vegas. A juvenile was transported to UMC. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett
Updated March 28, 2017 - 7:06 pm
A juvenile was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after a critical-injury crash near downtown Las Vegas.
The collision happened at 2:15 p.m. near the intersection of I Street and West Washington Avenue, police said.
The injured juvenile was transported to University Medical Center’s trauma unit in critical condition. As of 3:15 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department officer Larry Hadfield said the juvenile’s condition was stable.
Washington Avenue was closed in both directions between J and H streets for several hours Tuesday afternoon while Metro investigated.
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