LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a juvenile was involved in two hit-and-run crashes Monday.
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Police said around 6:04 a.m. of North Tenaya Way and Centennial Parkway, a juvenile with a passenger was driving a Hyundai fleeing from a separate hit-and-run crash. At the same time, a 64-year-old man was riding a mountain bike northbound on Tenaya in a marked bike lane.
Police said the driver of the Hyundai was traveling at a high rate of speed when the front of the Hyundai crashed the rear end of the bicycle. The crash caused the 64-year-old to eject from the bike and project forward.
The driver fled from this crash, too.
According to police, the 64-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries but later died at UMC Trauma.
Police confirmed that they found the Hyundai and its driver. The Hyundai was stolen and police said the driver is associated with other vehicle thefts Monday morning.
"The bicyclist’s death marked the 87th traffic-related fatality in the LVMPD’s jurisdiction for 2023," police said. "This collision and all associated events remain under investigation by the LVMPD’s Collision Investigation Section and North West Area Command’s Patrol Investigation Section."
