Pedestrian injured after 2-vehicle crash in central Las Vegas
A 31-year-old pedestrian was critically injured in a crash Saturday morning in the central Las Vegas Valley, police said.
The crash happened about 6:25 a.m. at Las Vegas Boulevard North and East Washington Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Two SUVs crashed, sending one of the vehicles onto the sidewalk and striking a pedestrian, Lt. Ken Nogle said.
Investigators determined that one of the cars, a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer being driven by a 26-year-old woman, failed to stop for a red light and crashed into a 2009 Dodge Journey being driven by a 18-year-old woman, police said.
“The collision redirected the Dodge onto the sidewalk, striking the pedestrian,” the department said.
The 31-year-old man who was hit was taken to University Medical Center with critical injuries, police said. The Dodge’s driver was briefly hospitalized with minor injuries, and the 26-year-old woman driving the Chevrolet remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
Police do not believe that impairment was a factor in the crash.
Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Katelyn Newberg contributed to this report.
