LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police, household, and mates put out a plea to the general public Wednesday morning in hopes of finding a hit-and-run driver who killed an 81-year-old lady in June.
Margaret “Peggy” Brown died after being struck by a automotive as she crossed the intersection of Desert Inn Highway and Grand Canyon Drive on June 13 shortly earlier than 10 p.m.
Pictures of Margaret “Peggy” Brown, 81, along with her brother, Joe Brown, and different members of the family. (Credit score: Brown household)
Peggy did every little thing proper that evening. She walked in a marked crosswalk on the acceptable time however one way or the other misplaced her life by the hands of a driver who cowardly left the scene,” stated Lieutenant Cody Fulwiler, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division.
On Tuesday, police launched a brand new video exhibiting the automotive concerned within the hit-and-run. It exhibits grainy photographs of a automotive believed to be a 2016-2019 dark-colored Nissan Sentra.
Brown moved to Las Vegas on the urging of her brother Joe Brown.
“I decided I wanted to watch out for Peg, so I talked her into moving to Las Vegas just in January of this year. Little did I know what might follow,” he stated. “It’s very, very sad. Peg was as sweet as anyone you ever met.”
Joe Brown along with his sister, Margaret “Peggy” Brown, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on June 13, 2025. (Credit score: Brown household)
Throughout her temporary time in Las Vegas, members of the family stated she made a whole lot of mates and doted on her brother’s household.
“She loved her family, loved dogs, and never missed anybody’s birthday,” stated Tina Brown. “We are devastated that somebody hurt her and left her in the road and didn’t help her.”
Police and members of the family, and mates are urging anybody with info on the crash or the driving force to contact Metro’s LVMPD’s Collision Investigation Part at (702) 828-3595. To stay nameless, name Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555 or go to this hyperlink.
