Coroner IDs pedestrian struck by truck as 16-year-old boy
A 16-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a truck this month in east Las Vegas has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Officers were called at 1:02 a.m. Sept. 8 to East Carey Avenue and Bledsoe Lane after a 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by a 23-year-old crashed into the pedestrian, the Review-Journal reported at the time.
The pedestrian was identified as Matthew Ugarte, the coroner’s office said.
Police said it appeared that Ugarte was in the road, outside a marked crosswalk, when he was struck. He was taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Social media posts indicate his family reported him missing after he was last seen Sept. 7.
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