A somber milestone was reached in Las Vegas traffic fatalities with a pedestrian’s death on Wednesday, marking the 133rd such fatality in the city for the year 2025. The tragic accident on S. Valley View Boulevard north of Regulus Avenue involved multiple vehicles and resulted in the loss of life despite medical intervention, according to the details provided by a report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
The complex incident began when a Ford F150, driven by 62-year-old Brian Young of Las Vegas, shifted towards the middle lane, colliding with a RAM 1500, operated by 56-year-old William McCord, also of Las Vegas. The RAM then hit a Freightliner truck with a trailer, driven by 26-year-old Armando Diaz-Contreras of Henderson, Nevada, before veering onto the sidewalk and striking a 43-year-old male pedestrian, who has not been named pending notification of next of kin. The published report by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated that impairment was not suspected among any of the drivers involved…