Pedestrian dies after hit by box truck in east Las Vegas
The Metropolitan Police Department says a pedestrian died after she was struck by a box truck late Thursday night in the east Las Vegas Valley.
According to police, the crash occurred at 11:18 p.m. on Eastern Avenue south of Owens Avenue.
In a news release, police said that evidence at the scene and a witness statement indicated that a 38-year-old woman was walking west across Eastern Avenue outside of a marked crosswalk.
A 2019 Ram ProMaster box truck was traveling north on Eastern Avenue near the intersection with Owens Avenue when the woman was struck, the release said.
“The driver remained at the scene and voluntarily consented to a blood draw,” police said in the release.
The woman was taken to University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The pedestrian’s death marked the 89th traffic-related fatality in Las Vegas police’s jurisdiction in 2025.
The crash remains under investigation.
