LAS VEGAS, CA (August 15, 2022) – Late in the afternoon on Saturday in Las Vegas, a hit-and-run crash killed a six-year-old boy. The August 13 crash occurred close to 1750 Karen Avenue, in an alley between a number of apartment complexes near South Maryland Parkway and East Sahara Avenue.

The time was roughly 5:19 p.m., Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said.

According to people who witnessed the incident, a number of children on Karen Avenue were riding bikes. The boy went into the path of an oncoming truck, described as a U-Haul.

As the boy was riding, he fell off his bike and the truck ran over him, according to police.

Reports allege the driver fled the crash site after checking on the victim.

Responders transported the victim to Sunrise Hospital. He was pronounced deceased in the hospital.

His name has not been reported.

Authorities later located the suspect driver and arrested him. He was identified as Michael Burdick, a resident of Las Vegas, 21 years old.

Investigators are continuing their work to collect information about the crash.

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