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Vegas PD: Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle on Boulder Highway

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash in the east part of town early Tuesday morning.

A woman was crossing the northbound lanes outside of a marked crosswalk in the 3700 block of Boulder Highway near U.S. 95 when a collision occurred at about 3:45 a.m.

Police say the 50-year-old woman was pronounced deceased at the scene with the 63-year-old driver of the vehicle involved not showing signs of impairment.

Northbound Boulder Highway was closed between U. S. 95 and Dalhart Street for the on-scene investigation.

The death marked the 138th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction for 2021.