LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two pedestrians are dead after a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Fremont Street and 4th Street on Wednesday night, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.
Police say officers responded to the area around 7:40 p.m. after receiving reports that two pedestrians were hit by a vehicle while trying to cross the street.
Investigators believe the two people were crossing Fremont at 4th Street on a "don't cross" signal when they were hit by a GMC crossing the intersection on a green light, police said.
The pedestrians, a 44-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, were pronounced deceased at the scene. Family members tell KTNV-TV the two were married and visiting Las Vegas from New Mexico.
Police said the driver of the GMC fled the collision scene northbound on 4th Street and did not return.
A short time later on Wednesday night, police located the GMC, and the driver was taken into custody. Police said showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI and hit-and-run charges.
"The pedestrians' deaths mark the 150th and 151st traffic-related fatalities in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction for the year 2022," police said. "This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section."
Police have identified the driver involved in the hit-and-run as 28-year-old Mykael Terrell.
In the arrest report provided by Las Vegas police, she is charged with reckless driving, DUI and failure to stop at the scene of the accident.
