LAS VEGAS (KSNV) – A 19-year-old man was killed in a vehicle-pedestrian crash on eastbound State Route 147 late Friday night.
According to Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP), the incident occurred near mile marker 8 just before 11 p.m. A 2024 Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan, traveling east, struck Jairo Nehemias Cruz Henriquez as he entered the vehicle's path.
Emergency responders pronounced Henriquez dead at the scene. The Mercedes had a driver and one passenger; no injuries were reported for them. The driver remained on the scene following the incident.
The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Major Incident Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. NHP reported that, year to date in 2026, Southern Command has investigated 45 fatal crashes resulting in 48 fatalities.