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A Fateful Moment Near Apartment Homes (Image Credits: Unsplash)
Las Vegas – A 10-year-old boy lost his life last week after a vehicle struck him while he crossed a busy stretch of East Charleston Boulevard near downtown.[1][2]
A Fateful Moment Near Apartment Homes
Simeon Young stood on the center median of East Charleston Boulevard between North 30th and North 28th streets just before 7 p.m. on March 5. He then ran across the roadway outside a marked crosswalk. A 2023 Nissan Murano hit him in the process. The driver remained near the scene and displayed no signs of impairment, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports.[1][3]
Paramedics rushed Simeon to a local hospital, where he succumbed to blunt-force injuries, the Clark County coroner’s office later confirmed. The incident marked the Las Vegas Valley’s 25th traffic-related fatality of 2026.[4] Family members noted that Simeon lived in a nearby apartment complex with his relatives, a place they had called home for three months.
A Boy Who Touched Many Hearts
Family members remembered Simeon as a loving older brother. His aunt, Tori Russell, captured his spirit on a GoFundMe page set up for funeral expenses. She wrote that he “had a way of making others feel included and cared about.”[1] The page had raised more than $4,200 by midweek.
Simeon’s grandfather, Tray Riley, described him as a “wonderful, wonderful young man” with a “pure heart” and sharp intellect. Riley shared plans to…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-03-12 18:53:00
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