Henderson, NV (Sept. 14, 2026) – A pedestrian died, and a driver is now in custody on DUI charges after an early morning crash on Boulder Highway in Henderson on Wednesday. Police have not released further details about the crash.
No further details about the crash have been released.
We extend our condolences to everyone affected by this loss.
Pedestrian Accidents in Henderson, NV
A DUI arrest starts a criminal case against the driver, but it does not automatically start the separate civil claim that pays a family for its own losses, and Nevada actually recognizes two distinct civil claims arising from the same death. Under NRS 41.085, the decedent’s heirs, typically a surviving spouse or children, can pursue their own claim for grief and lost companionship, while a personal representative of the estate can separately pursue costs like funeral expenses.
Prosecutors handle the criminal DUI case regardless of what the family decides to do, and a conviction there does not put any money in a family’s pocket. The civil claim is a separate legal step a family has to take on its own, usually with its own two-year deadline running from the date of death.
Talk to a Henderson Personal Injury Attorney
Ace Law Group has recovered $175 million for injured clients and families across Nevada, including $44 million in 2025 alone, and our firm’s Henderson Personal Injury Attorney team brings that same track record to wrongful death cases in Henderson. A wrongful death claim actually has two parts: the heirs recover for their own loss, and the estate recovers separately for costs like funeral expenses, and we pursue both at once rather than leaving a family to sort out which claim covers what.
That track record is what turns a complicated process into a clear one, and it costs nothing to find out how it applies to a specific situation. If you have been injured in Henderson, call 702-508-7675 to get a free consultation.
