Man in wheelchair injured in Las Vegas crash
A man in a wheelchair was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by an SUV on Monday night in northwest Las Vegas, police said.
Officers responded to Rainbow Boulevard and Peak drive at 5 p.m. after a report of a collision involving a man in a wheelchair and a gray Kia SUV, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler said.
The Kia was heading northbound on Rainbow in the left travel lane and was approaching the marked crosswalk at the intersection, according to a release from the department. The pedestrian in the wheelchair, a 44-year-old man, was crossing but the Kia failed to stop, police said. The front of the vehicle hit the man, projecting him into the street.
The man was taken to University Medical Center. The driver of the Kia suffered minor injuries, Boxler said.
Impairment was not suspected, Boxler said.
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