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Published Thursday, July 8, 2010 | 12:44 p.m.
Updated Thursday, July 8, 2010 | 4:40 p.m.
A 49-year-old pedestrian died from injuries suffered in a crash Thursday after being struck by a car at the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Pecos Road, police said.
Investigators said a 2006 blue Ford Mustang was traveling east on Charleston when it struck the man about 12:14 p.m. The Mustang was approaching Pecos Road with a green traffic signal when the man was walking south across Charleston from the northwest corner of the intersection, police said.
The man wasn’t in a marked crosswalk and was crossing against a traffic signal, police said. He was taken to University Medical Center and was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity and cause of death after notifying family members.
Police said the driver of the Mustang, identified as 24-year-old Curtis Henderson, remained at the scene after the collision. He wasn’t injured. Police had initially reported the accident was a hit-and-run crash, but said in a report this afternoon that the driver stayed at the scene.
This is the 39th fatal traffic collision in Metro’s jurisdiction this year. All southbound lanes on Pecos Street were closed while authorities investigated.
Only in Las Vegas..A Driver can RUN over a pedestrian in a Crosswalk ??? WHAT A HILL BILLY TOWN...NO LAWS OUT HERE !!!!!
That's because of:
a) Driver is an illegal.
b) Driver doesn't have insurance (most likely)
c) Driver's registration is expired (more than 50% of vegas drivers)
d) Driver was drunk
e) Stolen car
f) Borrowed car
g) Driver doesn't have a license.
h) all of the above...
Not that hard to figure out.
Hey sevenhills: Don't forget outstanding warrant as well.
Or an off duty Metro officer,
"It is unknown if the man was in a crosswalk when the collision occurred, Rivera said."
He was probably running to catch a bus and darted across the street like they do all over this town. 90% of the time it's the peds fault.
Report: "It is unknown if the man was in a crosswalk when the collision occurred"
Comment: "a driver can RUN over a pedestrian in a Crosswalk ??? WHAT A HILL BILLY TOWN...NO LAWS OUT HERE !!!!!"
I think if most of the (illiterate) commenters here left, most of the hillbillies would be gone.
Also interesting that in the past 8-10 years that hit and runs have increased to such a high average,...make you think that the people that patronize this infraction somehow think that they are gonna escape the consequenses,...gee..who can escape under normal circumstances..? rocket science being besides the point....
So again..out of crosswalk, crossing traffic against a traffic signal. So we should be seeing a post from Environ...stating this was the drivers fault.
Is there a Darwin award nomination here?
And no follow up from "usecommonsense," either.