LAS VEGAS — A woman died days after a hit-and-run crash at an intersection in west Las Vegas.
The deadly crash occurred on Friday just before 10 p.m. in west Las Vegas, when police said a vehicle driving eastbound on Desert Inn Road struck a woman crossing Grand Canyon Drive.
Police said the woman, identified as Margaret Brown, 81, of Las Vegas, was using a marked crosswalk and had a walk signal.
The vehicle, identified as a dark 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra, immediately fled the area, police said.
On Monday, days after the crash, Brown died at an area hospital. Her death marks the 78th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for the year.
Anyone with information on the hit-and-run crash is asked to contact LVMPD’s collision investigation section at 702-828-3595. Additionally, those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or via the organization’s website .
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