Tragic incident in west Las Vegas claims life of man crossing street — According to the police, a guy is believed to have passed away early on Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle while crossing in a crosswalk against the signal for pedestrians to walk. A vehicle going on Charleston Boulevard collided with a pedestrian who was crossing Charleston Boulevard in west Las Vegas just before 10 o’clock in the morning.
The pedestrian, who the police describe as a “elderly” man from Las Vegas, was crossing Charleston Boulevard east of Decatur Boulevard. According to the police, the man crossed the street in a crosswalk while disregarding the walk signal, which is considered prohibited. The driver, a man from North Las Vegas who was 81 years old, remained at the scene of the accident, and reports from the police indicate that he did not exhibit any symptoms of impairment.
Within the jurisdiction of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the deadly collision is the sixty-first death that has been attributed to a traffic-related incident in the year 2000. There has been no conclusion reached about the crash investigation.