UPDATE: Police were notified Saturday that the 19-year-old man died of his injuries at UMC Trauma. He will be identified by the Clark County coroner.
45-year-old Paul Adams was arrested for DUI and felony hit-and-run after the initial crash.
This it the 58th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction in 2016.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- A teenager is fighting for their life after he was hit by a possible drunk driver shortly before 12:30 a.m. Friday.
It happened near West Charleston and Rampart boulevards.
Police say that it appears that someone who was intoxicated rear-ended another driver. That driver is in extremely critical condition.
The driver believed to be responsible attempted to escape, but an off-duty security guard was able to stop the driver, who was then taken into custody by the police.
Closures near Charleston & Rampart because of a crash. #Traffic should avoid the area but Sahara & Hualapai are open pic.twitter.com/XG8UCoLyR0
— Yasmeen Hassan (@YasmeenTV) July 22, 2016
Road Closed Charleston Blvd eastbound west of Rampart Blvd in Las Vegas https://t.co/xDLCLYbPwy
— Nevada DOT (@nevadadot) July 22, 2016
BREAKING: eastbound lanes at Charleston and Rampart are closed as police investigate a possible DUI crash pic.twitter.com/unYoFpiGNT
— Marissa Kynaston (@marissaktnv) July 22, 2016
Police say the driver they believe is responsible failed field sobriety tests and was transported to Clark County Detention Center.
