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Man in wheelchair struck in crosswalk near Sahara and Las Vegas Blvd
A 52-year-old man was hospitalized after he was hit by a pickup truck on Sahara Avenue Thursday night. According to information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the man had been riding a motorized wheelchair through a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard ”against the pedestrian signal.” The driver of a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup had been traveling eastbound on Sahara ”on a solid green traffic signal” at the time of the collision. ”A collision occurred when the pedestrian entered the eastbound travel lanes and was struck by the front of the Chevrolet,” according to information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
The man had sustained substantial injuries from the collision and was taken to University Medical Center’s trauma center in critical condition, according to police. The driver of the pickup, a man in his 40s, had remained at the scene of the crash and had not shown any signs of impairment, according to police. The man’s condition had been updated to stable as of Friday morning.
No more information is available at this time.
Mar 11, 2024
According to a state report, 72 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists were killed on Clark County roads by the end of 2022.
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