LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A 55-year-old woman was critically injured after a hit-and-run crash near the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, according to police.
It happened on Tuesday shortly before 1 p.m. near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Tonopah Drive near M.L.K. Boulevard.
According to Las Vegas Metro police, evidence at the scene indicated that the driver of a blue Mercedes Benz was traveling eastbound on Washington Avenue and failed to obey the red traffic signal, entered the intersection, and collided with the passenger side of a Chevrolet. The Chevrolet then redirected and hit a curb and a cinder block wall, causing it to overturn onto its roof.
The Mercedes Benz continued east while rotating and hit a fire hydrant. The occupants of the Mercedes Benz then exited the vehicle and left the scene of the crash, police said.
All three occupants in the Chevrolet were taken to the hospital. A female passenger in that car sustained critical injuries, according to police.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section at 702-828-3595 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
