Boy struck by vehicle while in marked crosswalk
A boy was struck by a vehicle while in a crosswalk in southeast Las Vegas Friday night.
At around 5 p.m. a 12-year-old boy activated the pedestrian crossing lights at East Charleston Boulevard and South Lamont Street and started to cross, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
A 2015 Nissan Altima heading east on Charleston struck the boy as he was riding on his scooter.
The boy suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
Police said the driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene and impairment was not suspected.
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