Kelekolio stayed at the scene and showed signs of impairment, police said. That case was still ongoing, with a court date scheduled for April 20, according to records. Court records show that he also faces a misdemeanor DUI charge from December. Kelekolio, 32, of Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of DUI-related charges. “Arriving medical personnel determined the pedestrian sustained mortal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the collision scene,” Metro police said in a statement Tuesday morning. The Trailblazer driver had a green light, police said.Īt that point, Elliott walked into the path of the Trailblazer and was struck by the front of the SUV. Police, who did not identify Elliott, said he was crossing the Strip from west to east when a Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Brandon Kelekolio was heading north on Las Vegas Boulevard approaching Caesars Palace Drive. in a crosswalk despite the crosswalk saying “Do Not Walk,” according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The pedestrian, identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Geewadin Elliott, 45, of Ontario, Canada, was crossing Las Vegas Boulevard at Caesars Palace Drive at 2:17 a.m. near Flamingo for five hours to conduct their investigation.Metropolitan Police Department (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Ī pedestrian on the Strip was struck and killed early Tuesday by an SUV driven by a man who was arrested on suspicion of DUI, his second alleged DUI incident since December, according to police and court records. Police closed the northbound lanes of Las Vegas Blvd. He faces three charges including DUI and reckless driving.
The driver did stay at the scene.įollowing his arrest, Kelekolio was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Police said the driver who was in a Chevrolet TrailBlazer and headed north had a green light when he struck the pedestrian. Police said evidence and surveillance video showed the man crossing the Las Vegas Strip in a marked crosswalk at Caesars Palace Drive against a do not walk pedestrian signal. The victim, Geewadin Elliot, a 45-year-old man from Canada, died at the scene and was identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Police arrested a man Tuesday morning for DUI after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Las Vegas Boulevard.īrandon Kelekolio, 32, was taken into custody after showing signs of impairment and failing field sobriety tests, Las Vegas Metropolitan police said.
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