North Las Vegas Police department is investigating the death of a 34-year old woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle in North Las Vegas Friday morning, Mar.9th. The incident occurred sometime around 9:00 a.m. when North Las Vegas police dispatchers received reports of an auto vs. pedestrian collision that had occurred on Martin Luther King Boulevard and Gowan Road, near Cheyenne Avenue. Authorities say that the preliminary investigation shows that the pedestrian is believed to be at fault as several eyewitnesses saw the female pedestrian trying to dart across the street against a red hand signal. A Dodge SUV attempted to stop but was unable to and struck the pedestrians.

The driver remained on scene and cooperated fully with North Las Vegas police. Authorities say they do not believe drugs or alcohol played a factor in the incident. The 34-year old woman was transported to University Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead a short time after arriving. Family of the victim says that she leaves behind 5 children, ranging from age 5 to 16.

The North Las Vegas Police Department responded to 15 deadly crashes for the entire year of 2017. Friday’s fatal collision marks the 9th for the department since the beginning of 2018. Officers within the North Las Vegas Police Department have been coordinated with other local law enforcement agencies within the valley to patrol high accident areas on roadways in an attempt to make a change. “We just did one a couple weeks ago focusing on pedestrians and all our high crash areas this year where we had fatal accidents. We gave over 100 tickets to pedestrians and vehicles that weren’t yielding to pedestrians,” said NLVPD Officer Eric Leavitt. North Las Vegas Police are still looking to speak with witnesses of this crash. It happened during rush hour, so if you saw what happened but continued on to work or school, the department urges you give them a call at (702) 633-9111.

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