Las Vegas, NV (September 5, 2026) – At 7:57 p.m. on September 5, a 3-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man were struck by an SUV while crossing East Craig Road at Puebla Street in the northeast valley, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a release. Both were left in critical condition.
According to the release, the 34-year-old was carrying the 3-year-old while crossing East Craig Road outside a marked crosswalk. Metro said the 34-year-old “left the concrete median” and entered the path of a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. The SUV struck the two pedestrians and projected them onto the roadway, police said.
Both pedestrians were taken to University Medical Center for trauma care, according to the release. A third pedestrian avoided the collision and was not injured, police said.
The driver of the Mitsubishi remained at the scene and did not show signs of impairment, the release said.
This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.
Pedestrian Accidents Outside a Crosswalk in Las Vegas, Nevada
When police report that a pedestrian was crossing outside a marked crosswalk, families often assume no claim is possible. That is not how Nevada law works. Crossing outside a crosswalk does not automatically determine fault.
Nevada follows a modified comparative fault standard (NRS 41.141). An injured person can still recover compensation as long as they were less than 51 percent at fault, with the award reduced by their share. Drivers on a road like East Craig Road also carry their own duties, including keeping a proper lookout and driving at a speed that allows them to react to people in the roadway (NRS 484B.280).
- Who may share responsibility: the driver, depending on speed, attention, and reaction time; and in some cases the public agency responsible for lighting, crosswalk spacing, and median design on that stretch of Craig Road.
- What investigators examine: the SUV’s event data, traffic camera footage from the intersection, the distance between the median and the nearest marked crossing, street lighting at 7:57 p.m. in early September, and skid or braking evidence.
- The child’s claim is separate: a 3-year-old cannot be assigned fault for how he was carried across a street. His claim stands on its own, and Nevada generally pauses the filing deadline for a minor until age 18 (NRS 11.250).
- What a claim can cover: trauma care and follow-up treatment, rehabilitation, lost income during recovery, and long-term care if either injury proves permanent.
For the adult, Nevada allows two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury claim (NRS 11.190). For a crash on September 5, 2026, that deadline is September 5, 2028. If a government agency’s road design or lighting becomes part of the claim, the claim must be presented to that agency within the same period (NRS 41.036), so the roadway should be examined early.
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Right now the only thing that matters is the boy and the man who was carrying him. Whether they recover, how long it takes, and what their lives look like afterward. Nothing in this section is urgent compared with that, and no one should feel pressured to make a call from a hospital waiting room.
When the family is ready, our Nevada pedestrian accident lawyers can look at what happened at East Craig Road and Puebla Street without assuming the police summary is the final word on fault. Founding attorney Patrick W. Kang and our team have recovered more than $175 million for injured Nevadans, including a $7.1 million award in a vehicle versus pedestrian case involving a traumatic brain injury.
Camera footage from the traffic signals along Craig Road is kept for a short time before it is overwritten, and the SUV’s onboard data can be lost once the vehicle is repaired. A Las Vegas personal injury attorney can send preservation letters now so that nothing is decided later on an incomplete record.
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