Press Releases

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Traffic Bureau

400-B S. Martin L. King Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89106

Office 702-828-4082 

Sheriff Kevin McMahill

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Automobile versus pedestrian collision results in 81st traffic-related fatality for LVMPD.

On June 19, 2025, at approximately 5:16 PM, a fatal vehicle collision occurred at North Decatur Boulevard and North Rancho Drive. Evidence at the scene, statements from witnesses, and video surveillance indicate a 2013 Ram 1500 traveled southbound on North Rancho Drive, approaching North Decatur Boulevard. A pedestrian waited to travel eastbound across the intersection in a marked crosswalk. A collision occurred when the Ram’s light cycled to red, and the pedestrian began crossing in the marked crosswalk. The Ram failed to stop at the red traffic signal and struck the pedestrian as it entered the intersection. The collision redirected the pedestrian to the ground as the Ram came to a controlled stop.

Emergency medical personnel transported the pedestrian to University Medical Center’s Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries. A short while later, despite all life-saving efforts, the pedestrian succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased. The Ram’s driver remained at the collision scene and did not display signs of impairment. He was ultimately booked into the Clark County Detention Center for charges related to the collision. The pedestrian’s death marks the 81st traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for 2025. The collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section.

Number: 1 Driver: Franco Merida, Angel Injury: None
Address: Las Vegas, NV Age: 37 Male
Vehicle Information: 2013 Ram 1500
Passenger: Juvenile Injury: None
Address: Las Vegas, NV Age: 14 Male

Number: 2 Pedestrian: Pending Notification Injury: Fatal
Address: Las Vegas, NV Age: 33 Female