Published Thursday, March 24, 2011 | 9:36 p.m.
Updated Friday, March 25, 2011 | 4:14 a.m.
Pedestrian struck
A 79-year-old man died Thursday night after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Flamingo Road, just west of Torrey Pines Drive, Metro Police said.
The accident happened about 7:35 p.m., about 100 feet west of the intersection, police said. The man was attempting to cross Flamingo when he was hit by a westbound Honda CRV sport utility vehicle, police said. The pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk, police said.
The driver was identified as John Chee, 37, of Las Vegas. Neither Chee nor a passenger were injured, police said.
The pedestrian, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The accident is under investigation, police said. It was the 17th traffic fatality in Metro's jurisdiction this year.
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