Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in east Las Vegas

Las Vegas police officers at the scene of a fatal crash on Sloan Lane near East Charleston Boulevard on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 25, 2020 - 11:40 am

Updated March 25, 2020 - 11:48 pm

Police are investigating a fatality after a vehicle hit a pedestrian in east Las Vegas on Wednesday morning.

Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Larry Hadfield said officers were called to Fairlight Drive near Sloan Lane at 9:47 a.m. He said a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car.

Sloan Lane was closed while police investigate, Hadfield said.

Contact Glenn Puit at gpuit@review-journal.com or 702-383-0390. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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