A road worker found the victim and called 911. Police tested the driver for dui when he returned, and say he passed field sobriety tests. Police have not said if they have arrested the truck driver. And another pedestrian was killed just after 11 last night, on boulder highway and nellis. Metro says the 60yearold man was walking in a crosswalk. But against a dont walk sign. A ford focus hit the pedestrian, and he died at the scene. Metro says the driver stayed at the scene, and they do not believe that person was impaired. A scary situation landscaper in a las vegas neighborhood this morning. When he got stuck in the fronds of a palm tree. Fox5s Abby Theodros was there earlier today and shows us how the man was rescued. Nats bucket beep a man stuck in a tree. Holly woodward, neighbor he was not making any sounds or anything. Buried in up to a thousand pounds of tree fronds. Holly woodward, neighbor we didnt even see him until they cut away the palm fronds. They had to go in with the bu
Their home on fire while they are behind bars accused of torturing a Valley Family before setting their home on fire while they were still inside. And. Only on 13 actions. Weve just learned the family. May have had ties. To drug trafficking. 13 action news reporter. Mahsa saeidi. Is putting the pieces of this tonight. Mahsa . People tied up inside. Emergency crews. The first to encounter the nightmare witnesses say. Inside the burning home. A family was bound. Ducktaped. And trapped now. For the first time. A source telling 13 action news. This was a brutal. Highlevel retaliation and one of the victims. A drug trafficker do you think she was the target or her dad . no. Her dad. Mario jiminez was killed in the fire his daughter angelica. Died wees days. Where. Our local Law Enforcement was on edge afraid of more bloodshed. In the valley. The kind of violence. You typically see from mexican drug cartels. Tonight. We know that on facebook. Angelica stated she was from sinaloa home to the
Two pedestrians died overnight in two seperate crashes. The most recent happened just after five this morning. It involved a driver who left the scene. Only to return an hour later. A Police Report shows 36yearold Victor Rivera gonzalez was driving his truck east on sahara near burnham when a 50yearold man was trying to cross. Its not clear whether or not the man was in a the front right of the truck hit the man and he died at the scene. Police say riveragonzalez kept going. And then returned to the scene an hour later. We took him around back, conducted field sobriety tests which he passed mpreliminary breath test no indication of alcohol his statement was that he was scared and he left and came back and turned himself in. Sergeant strader says bottom line though. Someone died and the driver left the scene. They did arrest leaving the scene of an accident involving death. A 60yearold henderson man was also hit and killed overnight on boulder highway. Metro Police Responded to this sce
Captioning will resume shortly. Captioning will resume shortly. Captioning will resume shortly. That was the second serious crash along this the driver of this Station Wagon was injured when they rolled over on the northbound lanes near valley view. This crash happened around one this afternoon. A hitandrun driver says he left the scene of a deadly crash because he was afraid. Thats according to metro police. The crash happened around 530 am near sahara and eastern. Police say the driver of a red pickup truck hit a pedestrian that was in or near the crosswalk. Then took off. A road worker picking up cones found the pedestrians body. Then called 911. Police say the driver returned to the scene an hour later. I understand people scared probably really shocking even to driver of car but right thing to do is immediately pull attempt to render aid and notify Law Enforcement call 911. Who knows if individual may have survived this collision having pulled over and immediately call services. I
A power outrage causes confusion and chaos at the people who were on the casino floor were calling us overnight upset that the shot machines all of sudden shut off while they were playing. 13 action News Reporter Yasmeen Hassan is live in front of the westgate with the very latest. We just walked inside the casino and the slot machines were still down but people told us all this started hours ago after midnight. I just spoke to one man who says he was sitting a slot machine when all of a sudden everything went dark. The machines shut down the casino lights flipped off and the emergency lights came on. That means everyones money is that means everyones money is now stuck in those machines. Then the fire alarm went off. Knew what was happening. But the man i spoke to says employees are trying to make things right. They were out here taking down everyones information and hopefully there will be some kind of solution. But as of right now there is still a lot of confusion and people without