LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas police said a pedestrian died nearly a month after a west valley crash.
Police said the crash happened Sunday, March 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Charleston and Decatur boulevards. Evidence indicated the pedestrian, a 68-year-old woman, was crossing Charleston in a marked crosswalk.
The driver of a Cadillac SRX, a 81-year-old man, made a right turn to go west on Charleston but failed to yield to the woman. He also had a passenger. Police said the crash knocked her to the ground.
Medical arrived and transported her to UMC Trauma for advanced and continuous medical care. LVMPD’s Fatal Detail team did not respond to the crash.
Monday, March 31, the Clark County Coroner’s office notified Metro police that the pedestrian died at UMC.
“This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section,” police said. “This is the 45th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for the year 2025.”
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