A 4-year-old boy was in critical condition Wednesday night after “darting” into a busy road and getting struck by a passing vehicle, police said.
The crash happened at 6:22 p.m. at the intersection of West Lake Mead Boulevard and Jeanne Drive.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police Department said a “2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor was traveling westbound on Lake Mead, approaching the intersection of Jeanne in the right of two travel lanes. A lone juvenile was running on the roadway on Jeanne. The male juvenile then darted into Lake Mead. A collision occurred when the front right of the Mitsubishi struck the juvenile, projecting him in a northeast direction.”
The juvenile was taken to University Medical Center with critical injuries. The driver of the Mitsubishi remained on scene and showed no signs of impairment, police said.