9-year-old boy fatally struck by car near Las Vegas school

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas police say a 9-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car while riding his bike.

Authorities say the incident happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday in a residential area near Charles Silvestri Junior High School.

According to investigators, a motorist waiting at a stop sign made a right turn and hit him.

Police Sgt. Paul McCullough says the boy later died at a hospital.

The driver, a woman in her 30s who had her child in the car, was cooperative.

McCullough says she looked left before turning and was not expecting to see a bicycle.

She showed no signs of speeding or impairment.

McCullough described her as “very distraught and upset.”

He did not know if the boy had been wearing a helmet.