LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run that happened in the east Las Vegas valley on Tuesday night.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the collision occurred on East Tropicana Avenue, west of Rollingwood Circle, around 5:29 p.m.
Witnesses and evidence at the scene, as well as video of the collision, would indicate that a 2017 Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound on Rollingwood while a pedestrian was crossing Tropicana outside of a marked crosswalk.
Police say the collision occurred when the pedestrian was struck by the Toyota, which failed to remain at the scene.
The pedestrian was immediately transported to Sunrise Hospital via ambulance, where he would later be pronounced deceased.
The Toyota involved in the hit-and-run was later located by a Metro officer unoccupied in the southeastern valley. The driver of the vehicle was then identified, and officers located his residence, where he was placed under arrest for related hit-and-run charges.
"The pedestrian's death marked the 5th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Jurisdiction," LVMPD noted in a release. "This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section."
