LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A 62-year-old man has died after an E-bike crash within the northwest Las Vegas valley.
The crash occurred on Friday shortly after 2 p.m. on the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Elkhorn Street.
Las Vegas Metro police stated video of the collision indicated {that a} male was driving his E-Bicycle, northbound on Jones Boulevard, north of the intersection with Elkhorn Street, in a chosen and marked bicycle lane.
In line with police, a 49-year-old man was driving an unregistered black 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe northbound on Jones Boulevard, north of the intersection with Elkhorn. For unknown causes, the driving force of the Chevrolet failed to stay in a marked journey lane, drifting to the appropriate and occupying the bicycle lane south of the bicyclist. A collision occurred when the driving force of the Chevrolet overrode the bicyclist, and knocked him to the bottom, police stated.
The bicyclist was taken to a hospital the place regardless of all life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased. The driving force of the Chevrolet remained on the scene and displayed indicators of impairment, in accordance with police. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Heart for the relevant expenses, police acknowledged in a launch late Friday evening.
The bike owner loss of life marks the twenty ninth traffic-related fatality within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division’s jurisdiction for the yr 2025 and stays underneath investigation.
