Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Pedestrian run over by pickup truck identified

A 30-year-old pedestrian hit by a pickup truck Tuesday morning near Eastern and Cedar avenues has been identified as Shantah Joshua-Dorsey of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Joshua-Dorsey died from blunt force injuries, the coroner said. Her death was ruled an accident.

Metro Police received a call about the accident at 7:29 a.m. Tuesday. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicated Florencio Reyes-Rivera, 51, was driving south on Eastern Avenue, attempting to turn left onto Cedar Avenue on a green light, police said.

Joshua-Dorsey, who police say had the right of way, was walking across Cedar Avenue when the pickup truck struck and rolled over her, authorities said.

The incident was under investigation. It was the sixth traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

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