Pedestrian dies in vehicle crash on US-50 East in Carson City
UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada State Police responded early Thursday evening to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the 4900 block of Highway 50 East. First responders on scene report the pedestrian has died.
The incident at 4999 Highway 50 East was reported at 6:17 p.m. The vehicle that allegedly hit the pedestrian remains on scene.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong advises both eastbound and westbound lanes will be affected, allowing for 1 single lane in both directions starting from Empire Ranch Road and from US-50 east of the crash.
Traffic in both directions will be impeded for several hours, the sheriff said.
We will update as more information becomes available.