Man dies after being struck by car in southern Las Vegas
A 67-year-old man died when he was struck by a sedan Saturday night as he tried to cross Las Vegas Boulevard near the South Point, police said.
Officers were called about 9:35 p.m. after report of a crash at 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Patricia Heldt said.
“It seems the subject was leaving the South Point casino here, started crossing Las Vegas Boulevard toward the east side of the street about a hundred yards away from an intersection that has a marked crosswalk,” Lt. Bret Ficklin said during a media briefing at the scene.
As the pedestrian was almost to the other side, a driver traveling in the northbound lane, didn’t see him and struck the man on the right side of the vehicle, Ficklin said.
The driver remained on the scene and was cooperating with police, he said. “We do not believe speed or impairment are involved at this time.”
Streetlights on both sides of the street where the pedestrian tried to cross were out, Ficklin noted. The location is near the boulevard’s intersection with West Le Baron Avenue.
Two Nevada Highway Patrol troopers who were dining in the Boulevard Bar & Grille saw what happened, Ficklin said. “They rushed out. They started providing first aid as medical units arrived.”
The pedestrian was transported to University Medical Center’s trauma unit, but he did not survive the collision, Ficklin said. The Clark County coroner’s office will identify the man after his family has been notified.
Ficklin said the death marks the 14th traffic fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
“We’re 32 days into the year, and we’ve already had 14 fatalities on our roadways. And this isn’t a pace that we can sustain,” said.
Ficklin implored drivers to be vigilant and careful while driving, and pedestrians to cross in safe locations and in marked crosswalks.
”If we’re going to continue at this pace, we’re going to set a record that we don’t want to set,” he said. “So we’re asking our driving community, our pedestrian community, to please be careful. Let’s bring down the number of collisions were having on our roadways and let’s be safe.”
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