LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a 67-year-old male pedestrian died after being struck by a tow truck in the east valley Sunday night.
Police said the crash happened at Sahara Avenue east of Nellis Boulevard around 7:04 p.m.
Police said evidence at the scene and surveillance footage showed the pedestrian crossing northbound Sahara Avenue outside a marked crosswalk. At the same moment, a 25-year-old man who drove a 2023 Ford F550 Tow Truck traveled west on Sahara Avenue in the middle westbound travel lane.
Police said the pedestrian "started to run across the westbound travel lanes near the center of the roadway." The driver of the tow truck braked and swerved to the right, but "a collision was imminent."
Medical personnel arrived and said the pedestrian died at the scene.
Police said the tow driver remained at the crash scene and showed no signs of impairment.
The driver and the pedestrian were both from Las Vegas, according to a police press release.
Police said they would like to remind drivers and pedestrians to follow all traffic control devices and for pedestrians to utilize well-lit and clearly marked crosswalks.
"The pedestrian's death marks the 146th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction in 2023," police said. "This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section."
