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Pedestrian Roland Bame dies after being struck in Las Vegas crosswalk
Roland Bame, 75, died Oct. 22 from injuries sustained when a Honda CR-V struck him in a marked crosswalk on South Torrey Pines Drive. His death was the 100th traffic-related fatality in Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department jurisdiction this year, police said.
LAS VEGAS — Roland Bame, 75, died three weeks after a crash in which he was struck by a vehicle while crossing South Torrey Pines Drive in a marked crosswalk, Las Vegas police said.
The crash happened Oct. 1, north of Celeste Avenue near Alta Drive. Police said a Honda CR-V struck Bame after its driver failed to see him. He was taken to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office notified investigators Oct. 22 that Bame had died at the hospital, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Bame’s death brought the number of traffic-related fatalities in the department’s jurisdiction to 100 so far this year, police said.