Pedestrian dies after being struck by Jeep during ‘torrential rain’
A woman died after she was hit by a Jeep during a “torrential downpour of rain” on Wednesday.
The crash occurred at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Saint Rose Parkway, west of South Maryland Parkway, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.
The Clark County coroner’s office Thursday identified the woman as 64-year-old Mary Fleming.
Her death marked the first traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2024, based on the statement released late Wednesday night.
Evidence at the scene and the driver’s statement indicated that a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading west on Saint Rose Parkway west of South Maryland Parkway in the third of four travel lanes when the crash occurred.
Fleming, who was attempting to cross Saint Rose outside of a marked crosswalk, was struck when she stepped into the Jeep’s path during a “torrential downpour of rain,” police said.
Emergency medical responders determined that she suffered mortal injuries, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a 36-year-old Las Vegas man, stayed at the scene, and impairment was not suspected, the release said.
The collision remains under investigation, police said.
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