This follows our earlier report that a pedestrian using a wheelchair was seriously hurt in a possible hit-and-run at Cheyenne Avenue and Walnut Road on Monday morning. Police now say the woman has died and have released a description of the vehicle they are seeking. Read the earlier report
An 84-year-old Henderson woman struck by a vehicle while crossing East Cheyenne Avenue in northeast Las Vegas early Monday has died, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said in an update reported by KTNV 13. Police said she was crossing East Cheyenne west of North Walnut Road, outside a marked or implied crosswalk, shortly before 6 a.m. when a westbound vehicle hit her and the driver left the scene without stopping.
Source: KTNV 13, via Vegas Daily Wire police reports
The Las Vegas Focal reported that the woman was taken to University Medical Center's trauma unit, where she died. Police have not released her name. Her death is the 98th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction in 2026, police said.
Source: Las Vegas Focal
Investigators are seeking a burgundy Chevrolet Tahoe, believed to be a 2021 to 2026 model, with damage to the front right headlight, KTNV reported. The crash was first reported at about 5:55 a.m. on Monday, when police said a pedestrian using a wheelchair had been seriously hurt near Cheyenne Avenue and Walnut Road, just east of Las Vegas Boulevard, and roads in the area were closed during the morning investigation.
Anyone with information can contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section at 702-828-3595. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers of Southern Nevada at 702-385-5555. No arrest had been announced in the reports.