LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A pedestrian is dead after they were hit while walking on a sidewalk in the southwest Las Vegas valley, according to police.
It happened on Tuesday shortly after 4:30 p.m. along Warm Springs Road near Jones Boulevard.
Las Vegas Metro police told 8 News Now the pedestrian was walking on a sidewalk when they were hit by a vehicle that left the roadway. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, and driver impairment is suspected, according to police.
Warm Springs Road was closed in both directions between Jones Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive.
