LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Friday, at approximately 6:51 a.m., a pedestrian on a bicycle was hit and killed by a semi-truck in Sunrise Manor.
Police say evidence at the scene, surveillance video, and witness statements indicated a bicyclist was riding eastbound on the north sidewalk of Charleston, west of the intersection with Sandhill.
A tractor-trailer semi was traveling eastbound on Charleston on the left of three through-travel lanes, west of the bicyclist, the report said. The bicyclist reportedly attempted to cross Charleston from the North to the South outside an intersection.
As the bicyclist traveled south onto the median, he lost control and entered the first eastbound travel lane, and collided with the rear portion of the trailer.
Responding medical personnel determined the bicyclist was “beyond resuscitation” and pronounced them deceased at the scene.
The driver of the semi-truck initially did not remain at the scene, but circled back and returned to speak with police, KTNV was told. Police also say the tractor-trailer driver did not show signs of impairment.
The bicyclist’s death marks the 101st traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department’s jurisdiction in 2022.
The collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation section.
Both directions of traffic on Charleston Boulevard were shut down from Sandhill Road to Oahu Street (west of Sandhill).
Traffic EB and WB remains closed after a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a Semi-truck driver and a bicyclist. That person was pronounced dead on-scene. Early reports say the truck driver fled.
— Zora Asberry (@ZoraAsberry) September 16, 2022
Traffic is shutdown along Charleston Blvd. from Sandhill to Oahu. pic.twitter.com/UVN1kyRZ84
Police asked members of the public to steer clear of the area while detectives investigate. Additional details were expected to be released "at a later date."
