An e-bike rider suffered life-threatening injuries successful a suspected DUI clang Sunday evening successful the northeast Las Vegas Valley, according to police.
The Metropolitan Police Department said successful a quality merchandise that the clang happened astatine astir 6:02 p.m. astatine East Cheyenne Avenue and North Pecos Road.
According to police, grounds astatine the scene, witnesser statements and surveillance video indicated that a lifted Chevrolet pickup was stopped astatine a reddish airy successful the northbound right-turn lane connected Pecos Road astatine Cheyenne Avenue.
An e-bike was traveling northbound connected Pecos Road and passed the enactment of stopped postulation connected the close arsenic it approached the intersection.
As some the e-bike and the pickup motortruck attempted to crook close onto eastbound Cheyenne Avenue, the pickup struck the rider, knocking him to the ground. The rider was past struck by the vehicle, constabulary said.
The antheral was transported to UMC Trauma, wherever his injuries were determined to beryllium life-threatening.
The operator of the pickup truck, identified by constabulary arsenic 32-year-old Fernando Jr. Martinez, remained astatine the country and displayed signs of impairment.
Police said Martinez had 2 juveniles, ages 9 and 11, successful the conveyance astatine the clip of the crash.
Martinez was booked into the Clark County Detention Center connected applicable charges.
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