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Suspected DUI On Las Vegas Blvd. Leaves Pedestrian With Life Threatening Injuries
Early Saturday morning police were called to the scene of a suspected DUI crash that left a pedestrian with life threatening injuries.
The accident happened at around 4:50 a.m. at South Las Vegas Blvd and 4th Street when the driver of a Mercedes veered off the roadway and struck a pedestrian and kept going until it slammed into a palm tree.
The pedestrian was standing on the sidewalk ramp and the crosswalk of Las Vegas Blvd and 4th when the Mercedes veered off and struck him. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital with life- threatening injuries. The driver was also taken to the hospital with injuries and was later arrested on DUI charges. The driver was identified as a 68 year-old man. Police continue to investigate this accident.
No more information is available at this time.
Nov 09, 2026
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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