A pedestrian was killed on Saturday night after he was struck by a vehicle.
According to Las Vegas police, 35 year old Ruben Ruvalcaba from Las Vegas, was hit by a 2002 Cadillac DeVille just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of Howard Hughes Parkway and Sands Avenue.
It appears from statements taken at the scene that Ruvalcaba crossed southbound on Sands but he was not in a crosswalk and in addition he was wearing dark clothing. He was taken to Sunrise Hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of multiple injuries.
The 62 year old male driver of the Cadillac did not leave the scene and nor did he seem to be impaired. He was not arrested.
According to police, this fatality was one of four which happened within a six hour time period in Las Vegas, all of which involved motor vehicle accidents.
