Las Vegas, Nevada - On November 22, 2020, at approximately 2:57 p.m., a critical injury traffic collision occurred on E. Charleston Boulevard west of Shiloah Drive. Evidence at the scene and witness statements indicated that a 2005 Ford Focus was traveling west on E. Charleston Boulevard in the right of three travel lanes approaching Shiloah Drive.

A pedestrian was crossing E. Charleston Boulevard from south to north outside of a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian stopped at the raised center median, which separated the east and west travel lanes of E. Charleston Boulevard. In an attempt to cross the westbound travel lanes, the pedestrian left the median, ran into the approaching Ford’s path, and was struck. Arriving medical personnel transported the pedestrian and Ford’s driver to the University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit. After receiving medical treatment, the driver of the Ford was released from the hospital. The pedestrian was admitted and remained in critical condition. Driver impairment was not a factor in the collision.

This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section.