LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A pedestrian died on Thursday night after being struck by a truck in the southwest Las Vegas valley, police say.
Las Vegas Metro police responded to the scene at approximately 8:49 p.m. after dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a pedestrian "laying in the road" on Warm Springs, east of Rainbow Boulevard.
Police say evidence at the scene and witness statements indicated that a 2020 Ford F150 was traveling westbound on Warm Springs Road while a pedestrian attempted to cross outside of a marked crosswalk. The collision reportedly occurred when the pedestrian crossed the travel path of the F150.
Responding emergency medical personnel determined the pedestrian was beyond resuscitation and would not be transported to the hospital from the collision scene.
The F150's driver remained at the collision scene and showed no signs of impairment during Field Sobriety Tests.
The pedestrian's death marked the 46th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department jurisdiction for 2023. This collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD Collision Investigation Section.
