83-year-old moped rider suffers critical injuries in Las Vegas crash
Police officers investigate a crash near Cashman Field,Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Chitose Suzuki / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto
Police officers investigate a crash near Cashman Field, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Chitose Suzuki / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto
Updated March 3, 2022 - 2:08 pm
An 83-year-old man on a moped was critically wounded Thursday after a crash.
Police received a report at 7:17 a.m. of a crash involving a 2019 Ford Fusion and a 2015 Taizhou Moped near Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Investigators believe the moped was attempting to make a left turn when it struck the Ford, which was driving straight through the boulevard.
Both drivers were taken to University Medical Center, where the 34-year-old woman in the Ford suffered minor injuries.
The 83-year-old Las Vegas man riding the moped was in critical condition Thursday afternoon.
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