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Woman hospitalized after being hit by car in North Las Vegas

Updated February 19, 2018 - 8:26 pm

A woman was hospitalized Monday night with life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in North Las Vegas, police said.

She was crossing Lake Mead Boulevard near Palmer Street about 6:30 p.m. when she was struck, North Las Vegas Police Department spokesman Aaron Patty said. The driver fled the scene, Patty said.

The woman was taken to University Medical Center, where she was in critical condition.

No other information was immediately available.

Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.

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