One dead after suspected DUI crash
A man died after a suspected DUI crash Friday in the east valley.
The man was walking on Flamingo Road, near Boulder Highway when he was hit by a 1995 Dodge Caravan that was driving east, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement.
The collision knocked the pedestrian into the street, police said; the van’s 76-year-old driver continued across the intersection, made a U-turn and returned to the pedestrian.
The pedestrian was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he died. The van’s driver showed signs of impairment and failed sobriety tests, police said; he was booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
The Clark County coroner will release the pedestrian’s identity after next of kin has been notified.
This is the fifth traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2017.
Review-Journal Reporter Jessica Terrones contributed to this report. Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find @MaxMichor on Twitter.
