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March 28, 2024

Female pedestrian hit, killed while crossing the street in second weekend fatality

Pedestrian killed in auto accident

KSNV coverage of elderly woman struck by truck, Jan. 7, 2012.

A Las Vegas woman is dead after she was struck by a truck while crossing the street in the southwest valley early Saturday morning, Metro Police said.

The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Jones Boulevard just north of Tropicana Avenue. According to police, a 64-year-old woman was crossing Jones Boulevard when she was struck by a Ford F-150 truck driven by a 54-year-old Las Vegas man.

The woman was not in a marked crosswalk, police said.

The pedestrian was transported to University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

The accident is still under investigation by Metro as of Saturday afternoon. This is the fifth traffic related fatality in Metro's jurisdiction in 2012.

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