82-year-old woman hit by truck, dies in southeast valley

Police units near the scene of a pedestrian fatal crash near East Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. A female pedestrian walking outside of a marked crosswalk was struck and killed by a truck. (RTC FastCam)

An 82-year-old woman was killed in the southeast valley when she was struck by a truck Wednesday night.

The woman was crossing East Tropicana Avenue near Calle Del Mar, east of Stephanie Street, outside of a designated crosswalk about 7:10 p.m., said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Josh Houchen.

The Clark County coroner’s office Thursday identified the woman as Las Vegas resident Leonida Jones.

Fatal #28
Overnight, LVMPD Fatal detectives were working on their preliminary investigation of our jurisdiction's 28th traffic fatality, near the intersection of E. Tropicana & Stephanie. This was an Auto vs. Ped collision. pic.twitter.com/HdRWlU18US

— LVMPD Traffic Bureau (@LVMPD_Traffic) February 22, 2024

The driver of the truck stayed at the scene, and impairment is not suspected. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her death marks the 29th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2024.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.