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Pedestrian killed by vehicle was not using crosswalk

Updated Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 | 12:30 p.m.

Fatal accident

A woman was hit by a vehicle and killed late Friday while walking across North Pecos Road outside a marked crosswalk.

The woman, 57, was traveling west across Pecos about 300 feet south of Lake Mead Boulevard when she was hit by a northbound Cadillac DeVille, Metro Police detectives said. She was pronounced dead shortly after the crash about 11 p.m.

It was Las Vegas’ 75th traffic-related fatality this year.

The man driving the Cadillac was not charged in connection with the incident.

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