LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to two fatal crashes in the central and southwest valley on Thursday morning.
Police say the first collision occurred around 10:20 a.m. at the intersection of South Rancho Drive and Palomino Lane. A 46-year-old woman was confirmed dead at the scene.
Police said the woman entered the roadway facing west on Palomino Lane. At the same time, a 53-year-old driver of a Chevrolet turned right at the intersection onto South Rancho Drive after being stopped at a red signal.
Police said she was struck by the Chevrolet and was driven over. Medical determined that she was beyond medical resuscitation and died at the scene.
On Sept. 25, police said the Clark County Office of the Coroner and Medical Examiner ruled the pedestrian's death was an accident.
"The death marks the 108th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction for the year 2023," police said.
The second collision involved a vehicle and a motorcycle and occurred at Blue Diamond Road and South Hualapai Way around 10:36 a.m.
Police said a 24-year-old motorcyclist was riding westbound on Blue Diamond in the rightmost travel lane at a "high rate of speed." He was approaching the intersection with South Hualapai Way, and at the same time, a 61-year-old driving an Explorer was attempting to cross Blue Diamond from south to north, traveling northbound on Hualapai.
Police said a crash occurred when the front of the motorcycle hit the passenger side of the Explorer.
"The force of the collision caused the Ford to overturn," police said. "The motorcyclist died at the scene. Medical determined he was beyond medical resuscitation."
Police said the 61-year-old is in critical condition at UMC's Trauma Unit.
"The motorcyclist’s death marks the 102nd traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for the year 2023," police said. "The collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section."
