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LATEST UPDATE: A mug shot has been released for the man arrested after a man on his moped was hit by a vehicle on Sunday night.

20-year-old Christian Potter was arrested and booked into the Las Vegas City Detention Center for hit and run involving injury/death, failure to stop, failure to report accident to DMV, and failure to give information to an officer.

UPDATE: More information has been released about the incident.

Police found a male body in the roadway of Lake Mead Boulevard and Rancho Drive around 9 p.m. Sunday.
 
The man was hit by an SUV while riding on his moped. The SUV fled the scene. It was later found in a nearby Walmart parking lot.
 
After a short struggle with police, officers took the driver of the SUV into custody. Police say the incident could be DUI related.

ORIGINAL STORY

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- One person is dead following a collision that involved a moped near Texas Station hotel-casino late Sunday evening.

North Las Vegas Police Department confirms that the crash happened at the 3300 block of West Lake Mead Boulevard near Rancho Drive. 

No further information has been released. 13 Action News will update this story when more information becomes available.