Las Vegas, NV (November 25, 2024) Pedestrian Margaret Korn, 49, was critically injured on Nov. 24 after being struck by a vehicle on West Port Road.
LVMPD reported that around 11:18 a.m., Korn was crossing W. Port Road west of S. Fort Apache Road outside of a marked crosswalk. A Toyota 4-Runner driving westbound on W. Port Road struck Korn after she reportedly entered the vehicle’s path.
Paramedics rushed Korn to UMC Trauma. She remains there in critical condition as of the latest reports.
The Toyota driver remained at the scene and did not show signs of impairment, police said. An investigation is ongoing.
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Liability In a Las Vegas Pedestrian Accident
Nevada has strict pedestrian laws. NRS 484B.280 is a law that details the duties of drivers when they are sharing the road with pedestrians. It states:
“A driver of a motor vehicle shall:
(a) Exercise due care to avoid a collision with a pedestrian;
(b) Give an audible warning with the horn of the vehicle if appropriate and when necessary to avoid such a collision; and
(c) Exercise proper caution upon observing a pedestrian:
(1) On or near a highway, street or road;
(2) At or near a bus stop or bench, shelter or transit stop for passengers of public mass transportation or in the act of boarding a bus or other public transportation vehicle; or
(3) In or near a school zone or a school crossing zone marked in accordance with NRS 484B.363 or a marked or unmarked crosswalk.”
The law continues,
“If, while violating any provision of this section, the driver of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a collision with a pedestrian, the driver is subject to the additional penalty set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 484B.653. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 may be subject to the additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.135.”
