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Rakiyah Poole, 24, killed in hit-and-run collision with alleged driver Joanna Meza, 19, on East Lake Mead Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada

Modified Date: 
Fri, 06/09/2023 - 1:23pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Las Vegas police seek driver who killed pedestrian, fled

Police say a 24-year-old North Las Vegas woman was struck and killed by a silver or light gray four-door sedan at about 4:25 a.m.

Hours after releasing photo of car wanted in deadly NE valley crash, police arrest woman on hit-and-run charges

Joanna Meza, 19, of North Las Vegas, was arrested later Saturday on hit-and-run charges, police said, after detectives located a silver 2000 Toyota Avalon that, according to witnesses, evidence from the scene and video surveillance, was involved in the crash.

Las Vegas police: Woman accused in deadly hit-and-run sped through crash scene again minutes later

A Las Vegas woman allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian before driving away, trying to clean evidence off of the vehicle, and speeding back through the crash scene, according to an arrest report.

Family seeks answers after 24-year-old Las Vegas mother killed in hit-and-run crash

Meza faces several other related charges and Rakiyah’s family alleges that she must have been intoxicated while behind the wheel to commit such an act.

 

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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Joanna Meza
Rakiyah Poole
Roadway: 
East Lake Mead Boulevard
City: 
Las Vegas, NV
County: 
Clark County, NV
Area: 
Las Vegas, NV