LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a 41-year-old man died in the northeast valley on Christmas Eve when crossing a road.
Police said the driver who struck him cooperated with police but showed signs of impairment and was arrested on DUI-related charges. Police identified the driver as Alexandro Hernandez-Herrera of Las Vegas, 29.
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Police said Hernandez-Herrera traveled northbound on Lamb Boulevard in the right travel lane of three approaching Judson Avenue in a Tesla. Police say the far right lane transitions to a right-turn-only lane south of Judson Avenue.
Police said the pedestrian was crossing Lamb Boulevard, south of Judson Avenue from west to east, outside a marked crosswalk.
"Vehicles in the northbound travel lanes of Lamb Boulevard slowed due to the pedestrian being in the roadway," police said. A crash happened when the pedestrian entered the path of the Tesla as the driver changed lanes to the left.
"The pedestrian became lodged in the Tesla’s windshield as the driver came to a controlled stop," police said. Medical later arrived and said the pedestrian died at the scene.
"The pedestrian’s death marks the 152nd traffic-related fatality in the LVMPD’s jurisdiction for the year 2023," police said. "The collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD’s Collision Investigation Section."
Police have yet to release the identity of the pedestrian as of this report but said he's from Las Vegas.
