Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in central Las Vegas
A driver was arrested after fatally striking a 60-year-old man in central Las Vegas and leaving the scene early Thursday, police said.
Officers were called at 12:37 a.m. to a report of a person injured at Cameron Street and Harmon Avenue, near Decatur Boulevard and West Tropicana Avenue, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement Thursday afternoon. Officers found the gravely wounded Las Vegas man. He was later pronounced dead by medical personnel.
Police said witness statements and other evidence indicated the vehicle was traveling west on Harmon when the pedestrian started to cross Harmon at Cameron in a marked crosswalk on the east side of the intersection. The front of the vehicle struck the pedestrian, tossing the man into the air. He came to rest on the west side of the intersection in the westbound travel lanes.
The vehicle, a white sedan, drove off with damage to the front left headlight and windshield, police said.
The driver, who was not identified, was later arrested, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 702-828-3786.
A previous version misidentified the man who died. He will be identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
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