LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A pedestrian was left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run early Saturday at East Charleston Boulevard and North Mojave Road, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said the crash happened at about 3 a.m. Investigators say the pedestrian, who was walking a dog, was crossing Charleston in a marked crosswalk, but was crossing against the signal.
LVMPD said a dark-colored SUV was traveling westbound on Charleston Boulevard in the left travel lane as it approached Mojave Road when the pedestrian crossed into its path. The front of the SUV struck the pedestrian, projecting him forward and onto the roadway, police said. The driver did not remain at the scene.
Medics took the pedestrian to UMC’s Trauma Center, where he was admitted with life-threatening injuries, police said.
The collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD Collision Investigation Section.
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