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Rollerblader in critical condition after 89-year-old driver crashes into her in south Las Vegas Valley

Roads shut down at Las Vegas Blvd and Pebble Road due to near deadly pedestrian crash
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — One woman is in the hospital in critical condition Wednesday after being hit by a car in the south Las Vegas Valley.

According to police, the crash involved an 89-year-old female driver who hit a woman who was rollerblading through the intersection of South Las Vegas Blvd. and East Pebble Road at about 5:47 p.m. The driver was not injured.

The rollerblader was sent to UMC, where she remains under treatment as of Wednesday night. The driver was in a 2004 BMW driving northbound on Las Vegas Blvd, she stayed at the scene to cooperate with law enforcement. She showed no signs of impairment, according to police.

Las Vegas Blvd. was closed between Pebble Road and Ford Ave. in both directions for several hours Wednesday evening as LVMPD conducted their investigation.

More details on the pedestrian's condition have not been released at this time.