Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in southeast valley
A Las Vegas man was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of DUI after allegedly striking and killing a 65-year-old pedestrian who was walking his dog in the southeast valley.
Juan Hernandez is being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center on one felony count of DUI resulting in death, jail records show.
About 5:10 a.m., Hernandez called 911 to report the crash on East Kimberly Avenue, east of South Steptoe Street.
Hernandez’s Chevrolet Sonic, heading east on Kimberly, hit the 65-year-old man from behind as he was walking his dog along the roadway outside both a marked crosswalk and a designated sidewalk, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man and the dog died at the scene, police said.
Results of further testing were pending as of late Saturday morning, police said. A 48-hour hearing in the case is set for Sunday morning, jail records show.
The Clark County coroner’s office will release the identity of the man once family has been notified of his death, which was the 34th traffic-related fatality investigated this year by Metro.
Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter. Review-Journal intern Jessica Terrones contributed to this report.
