LAS VEGAS — Authorities say two children were critically injured when five pedestrians were struck by a car that had gone onto a sidewalk after running a red light and hitting another vehicle at a Las Vegas intersection.
Las Vegas police said the driver fled the scene Saturday night but was found about 2 miles away and arrested on hit-and-run charges.
A 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl were critically injured and admitted to a hospital. Police say the other three pedestrians — a 64-year-old woman, a 39-year-old woman, and a 7-year-old boy — suffered minor injuries.
Police said the driver of the other car and a passenger also had minor injuries.