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Wheelchair user hospitalized after suspected hit-and-run near Cheyenne and Walnut
A pedestrian using a wheelchair suffered serious, possibly life-threatening injuries in a crash early Monday in northeast Las Vegas. Police are investigating it as a possible hit-and-run and said nearby roads would remain closed during the investigation.
A pedestrian using a wheelchair was seriously injured in a crash near Cheyenne Avenue and Walnut Road early Monday, Las Vegas police said.
Metropolitan Police Department officers responded at about 5:55 a.m. on Oct. 26. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries, police said.
Investigators are treating the crash as a possible hit-and-run. Police said roads near Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard would remain closed while the investigation continued and urged the public to avoid the area. No information about a suspect or vehicle was provided.