Local Las Vegas

Woman critically injured in downtown Las Vegas crash

(Las Vegas Review-Journal)

More Stories

‘You need to hurry’: 911 calls shed light on fatal Las Vegas house fire

Rancho High School JROTC marches during the annual Veterans Day parade on 4th Street in downtow ...

Las Vegas welcomes back ‘largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi’

‘Angels on earth’: 4 victims of Las Vegas house fire mourned at funeral

The exterior of Tuscany Suites & Hotel, 255 E. Flamingo Road. (Courtesy Tuscany Suites & Casino ...

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against off-Strip casino-hotel

By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 22, 2020 - 9:16 am

Updated July 22, 2020 - 7:08 pm

A woman was critically injured in a downtown Las Vegas vehicle crash early Wednesday.

Las Vegas police said they were trying to sort out exactly what caused the woman’s injuries.

Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield said the victim was rushed to the hospital after a vehicle crashed on Stewart Avenue, north of Main Street, at 6:29 a.m.

It was not clear if the woman was a pedestrian or a driver of the vehicle that crashed. Police observed damage to a light pole near the crash scene.

Hadfield said the woman suffered life-threatening injuries.

Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

‘You need to hurry’: 911 calls shed light on fatal Las Vegas house fire

By Katie Futterman / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 8:03 pm

Audio recordings of 911 calls released by Clark County show how neighbors were reacting to a devastating Oct. 24 house fire in southwest Las Vegas.

Las Vegas welcomes back ‘largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi’

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 4:48 pm

Veterans and supporters are preparing to line the streets of downtown Las Vegas for the annual Veterans Day Parade on Monday.

‘Angels on earth’: 4 victims of Las Vegas house fire mourned at funeral

By Noble Brighama and Akiya Dillon / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 2:45 pm

Abdul, Ibrahim, Anaya and Aaliyah Adem were killed in an early morning fire for which authorities still have not released a cause.

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against off-Strip casino-hotel

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 1:49 pm

The family of a Florida man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an off-Strip casino-hotel after the patron was found unresponsive in his hotel room.

Taxi’s dashcam video helps track down Las Vegas homicide suspect

By Tony Garcia / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 1:29 pm

A taxi’s dashcam helped police identify a suspect in the shooting death of a man whose body was found inside a crashed car last month.

The backyard of a home on the 200 block of Catalini Street that suffered a fatal fire the night ...

2 dead after house fire in central Las Vegas

By Tony Garcia / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 12:32 pm

A man and woman are dead after a house fire in Las Vegas.

Mark Wahlberg’s Las Vegas restaurant reopens after minor fire

By Johnathan L. Wright / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 7:03 pm

Social media posts of surging flames outside the restaurant fueled the drama.

Police investigate the scene of a fatal automobile accident Thursday November 7, 2024, at the i ...

Fatal Las Vegas crash caused by 14-year-old driver, police say

By Tony Garcia and Marvin Clemons / RJ

November 7, 2024 - 4:36 pm

A woman died after a crash in the western valley, the fifth fatality in the region in 24 hours. The driver of a stolen car involved in the crash was 14, police said.