Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 | 11:14 a.m.
A 61-year-old man was struck and killed by a Metro Police patrol car on its way to a burglary in progress in the eastern valley at about at 12:50 a.m. Saturday, police said.
The pedestrian was crossing Nellis Boulevard south of Rita Drive when a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria driven by a 24-year-old Las Vegas police officer was in the left lane on Nellis. The pedestrian crossed the boulevard east to west outside a crosswalk, police said.
The patrol car wasn't able to stop in time and struck the pedestrian, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Neither the identity of the pedestrian nor the police officer was released. The officer suffered minor injuries, police said.
The Clark County coroner's office will release the identity of the pedestrian. Police are still investigating this incident.
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