DUI driver kills e-bike rider in northwest Las Vegas crash, police say

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Las Vegas police said an impaired driver hit and killed a 62-year-old man in the northwest valley.

Police said the crash happened 2:19 p.m. Friday at Jones Boulevard and Elkhorn Road. The driver was a 49-year-old man identified as Jesus Robles Jr. The pedestrian rode an e-bicycle.

Police said Robles drove an unregistered Tahoe northbound on Jones. At the same time, the bicyclist rode northbound on Jones in a designated bike lane.

Police said Robles failed to stay in his lane and drifted right, hitting the cyclist.

Medical arrived and transported the bicyclist to UMC where he would later die. Police said Robles stayed at the scene and was impaired.

He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

The cyclist death marks the 29th traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for the year 2025. The collision remains under investigation by the LVMPD Collision Investigation Section.