LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run that left one dead on Wednesday night on Boulder Highway.
Officers received a report of the crash around 6:32 p.m., and officers responded to the area of Boulder Highway and East Russell Road.
According to police, a person called 911 stating a person was hit and still laying on the road. The caller started CPR on the victim.
Medical personnel arrived with officers and immediately began life-saving measures, police said in the news release. However, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Evidence at the scene suggests that a 50-year-old man was crossing Boulder Highway south of East Russell Road from west to east on a marked crosswalk.
This was when a silver or light gray vehicle was traveling northbound on Boulder Highway. The driver of the unknown vehicle hit the pedestrian while he was crossing and failed to stop.
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An LVMPD air unit and patrol officers attempted to locate the vehicle involved, but were unsuccessful. However, police said the suspect vehicle is silver or light gray, it also might be a mid-size SUV and will have front end damage.
"The pedestrian's death marks the 149th traffic-related fatality 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."
Anyone with information is urged by police to call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departments Collision Investigation Section at (702) 828-3538 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555, or visit www.CrimeStoppersOfNV.com.
Tips directly leading to an arrest or an indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may result in a cash reward.
