Pedestrian injured after 2-vehicle crash in central Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal

4 years ago

Metropolitan police investigate a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian at the intersection of North Las Vegas Boulevard and East Washington Avenue on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Metropolitan police blocked off the scene a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian at the intersection of North Las Vegas Boulevard and East Washington Avenue on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Metropolitan police talk to people at the scene of a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian at the intersection of North Las Vegas Boulevard and East Washington Avenue on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Police investigate a crash Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Las Vegas Blvd. North and East Washington Avenue in Las Vegas. (Nevada Department of Transportation FASTCam)

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.