Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Woman, 81, dies 2 days after being hit by car

An 81-year-old woman died this afternoon, two days after she was hit by a car while crossing a street outside a crosswalk, Metro Police said.

Joan Freeman of Las Vegas was crossing South Rainbow Boulevard north of the Twain Avenue intersection Wednesday morning when she was hit by a northbound 2003 Mercedes-Benz S430, police said.

She was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 1:10 p.m. today, police said.

The 36-year-old Las Vegas man driving the car remained at the scene and was not injured in the crash, police said.

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