Blog: Pedestrian Accident

According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, two pedestrians were struck by a car while crossing the street. A 22-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, hit a 46-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman as they were walking near a crosswalk. The man sustained critical injuries while the woman sustained moderate injuries. The police have not […]

A fatal accident involving a drunk driver and a construction worker left the construction worker dead at the scene according to recent reports. Robert Lujan was tearing up asphalt with a wet saw on West Sahara Avenue when he was struck by a truck driven by Rafael Mendez-Soto, who was arrested on suspicion of DUI. […]

A pedestrian was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 95 south near Rainbow Boulevard according to police sources. The driver was working on his vehicle when he was hit by a Dodge Durango after the driver, who may have had a medical problem, lost control of the vehicle and struck the man, according to police sources. […]

Two pedestrians were injured in two different Las Vegas crashes within hours of each other, according to police reports. One pedestrian was struck by a hit-and-run driver who was later apprehended, while another was hit by a driver who remained on the scene. In the first accident, a 53-year-old male pedestrian was crossing Lamb Boulevard […]

A woman died in a Fernley pedestrian crash when a car apparently struck her as she crossed the street within a marked crosswalk, according to police sources. The Nevada Highway Patrol reports that the pedestrian was attempting to cross the street at the intersection of Farm District Road and Jennys Lane when she was run over […]

Two men were hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in North Las Vegas, according to police reports. Concepcion Castaneda, 22, was arrested and is facing felony DUI and hit-and-run charges after she allegedly hit two men when she veered onto the sidewalk then fled the scene. She did return after some time and […]

A Utah woman will face sentencing for her role in crashing into eight pedestrians outside a store front in North Las Vegas and the fleeing the scene. Nyakueth Tear, 18, could face up to 15 years in prison for hitting eight pedestrians outside a store-front church, hurting one 54-year-old man critically and injuring a pregnant […]

Every year, more than 800 Nevada pedestrian accidents occur. These crashes lead to more than 500 injuries and to nearly 50 fatalities. These may seem like relatively small numbers on the surface, but that means that 10 people are injured and nearly one person is killed every week in the state while out walking. Pedestrian […]

A pedestrian was critically injured in a Flamingo Road crash when he was hit by a truck. The 54-year-old man from England, whose name has not been released, was crossing Flamingo Road when a commercial Ford truck struck him as it was turning eastbound on a green signal from the left turn lane in Linq Lane. Paul […]

A fatal pedestrian accident in Sparks, near Reno, is under investigation by the Nevada Highway Patrol. The victim, a 38-year-old man, was said to have been walking on McCarran Boulevard and attempted to cross at Nichols when he was hit by a gray Ford Explorer. The driver, Sean Bardin, 42, was driving south when the light […]